Sadly we in the individualistic West have been fed this mantra for several generations but the truth is that the human species is not egg spawn ... we grow through nurturing relationships and that is the indelible leitmotif running through our consciousness. "I am , becauseyou are_ the concept of UBUNTU, in African societies, expresses the actual interdependence of Human Be-ing.

IN other words, we all need validating relationships and those who have them aplenty, enjoy ease of success that those of us who don't, can only dream about.