Neither Independent, Nor Dependent: The Power of Embracing Interdependence to Transform Your Life and Your World
How a simple cup of tea lead to the realization of humans interdependence and the impact that realization had on my work and life.
As humans, we are neither dependent nor independent; we are all interdependent.
While relaxing with a cup of tea, I realized how interconnected people are.
It wasn’t some ayahuasca concoction. It was a simple cup of hot chai on the deck of a cafe in Wisconsin. The tea wasn’t the critical part of this transformative experience; how the tea got to me was.
Sometimes, the prosaic moments in life transform us more than the monumental events.
How It Started
I was sitting in the sun outside a cafe in Sheboygan, Wisconsin when a server brought me my transformational beverage. As I thanked her, I wondered if she had brewed the tea or if it was another employee. That trivial thought sent me down the proverbial rabbit hole.
I wondered about the process of brewing this simple cup of coffee. Sure, someone had heated the water and added the tea leaves, but before that, someone had to open that…
