"You
can measure a person's growth through life
by
their successive choirs of friends."
Emerson
The
principle of Association in life teaches us that,
"We
become like the people that we associate with."
We
become better ourselves by connecting with people
whose
values we respect. Connecting with others who
are
trying to do their best helps us be our best.
Joining
together with others of similar values is a good way
to
help us grow in strength. They help us hold the course
in
the times when we slip, get confused or knocked down.
And
a shared sense of good purpose works through us
ever
more powerfully, inspiring and empowering each of
us
to help each other and others use our lives for good.
That's
how goodness grows. And growing toward goodness
is
what self-actualization is all about.