About the myth of 'independence'

We can never be truly independent
because we are intrinsically interdependent.

About teaching our children to 'care'

We need to help our children to learn that, whilst they are a unique part of the universe, they are not its centre. We need to encourage them, by word and, even more importantly, by example, to care about and for others.

We also need to give them every opportunity within our reach to help them to relate to and make friends with others.

This is crucially important for us all because it is only through being able to forge connections with each other and with the world around us that we can avoid that sense of inner isolation which can make this world a very lonely place.