When I was young, I wanted to be an independent person. Now I know that it is not possible. How could one be independent when one is just part of the whole?

I liked to think myself as an independent person. How naive! I am everything but independent.

My body mainly depends on food and water produced by others. It needs a roof and clothes to be protected from environment. It needs constant maintenance and care just to keep it going.

Our thoughts are born from what we have seen, heard, touched, read, etc. There is no single thought which appeared out of nowhere.

When people praise us, we feel happy, satisfied and elated. When we are looked down, we feel sad, depressed and angry.

When the weather is nice, we feel warm and happy. When the weather goes bad, emotional state is also affected.

We like to think ourselves as unique independent individuals separated from anything else, but the truth is we are just an extension of the nature and part of the universe.

If you sit down and observe quietly, you will see the glimpses of how your thoughts and emotions are shaped by the outside stimuli.

We are interconnected and interdependent. Our actions and thoughts affect the whole Universe and the whole Universe affects us.

Just think about it.