Being With Others

Men have never been individually self-sufficient.

Reinhold Niebuhr

I remembered reading somewhere that when you are among a group of people, their energy rejuvenates you. Something about their positive ions being attracted to your negative ions and vice versa. I don’t know if this is true (the science part, I mean) but after delivering a lecture to a group of people, I find that although I was tired, I was energized. Maybe I just enjoy showing off, you know the vain part in you that says, “Hey, I know more than you do!” And after satisfying the vanity, you feel really proud of yourself. Or maybe I enjoy passing knowledge to people, teaching them what I knew and gaining a deeper understanding at the same time. Whatever.

My point is, it works. Try it for yourself.