Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him-a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
(Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 ESVST)
We were not meant to be alone. We never operate best alone. In fact, the gifts God has given us are wasted when not exercised in the context of community. Man does not operate well alone, and was not meant to ever be alone.
Strength comes in numbers. The greater the number of body parts that have unfettered access to the brain, the greater the ability to accomplish great things.
Significant people have at least three other important relationships in their lives. They have someone older from whom they can learn, someone younger whom they can teach, and God, to whom they can submit.
One strand is not only easy to break. It breaks often and is in constant need of repair.
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