Is there a “source” for relationships? Do they come from somewhere? Are they the natural result of being a human being? Do they flow from loneliness, need or something else maybe even something bigger than us?
Whether or not one believes in God I think it is interesting to read things from all sources including the bible, and look at life from a different light. Take Genesis 1:26-27 for instance:
“Then God said, “let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness,
…and God created man in His own image. In the image of God He created them;
male and female He created them:”
Did you notice it? Did it stand out to you? Yes, it talks about God creating but what hit me was what the image of God was. In the first phrase there are three plural pronouns. God lives in relationship with Himself (something I would never claim to understand). IF, God truly did create mankind in His image then we would reflect him, we would be created in and for relationship.
That would mean we are created for relationship with God (all three of Him) and with each other. Is the possibility of relationships and the plausibility of relationships mapped somewhere deep in our DNA?
For me the answer is a resounding yes. Today, I am taken back years to college when I first read about babies with no parents who died when they had no human touch. Even if they had all the nourishment and protection they needed without a basic relationship of being touched by other humans they died.
Relationships are part of our very being and even if we have a personality that draws energy from being by ourselves I believe we will find a certain joy and even necessity in relationships.
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