As time goes by I realise how important it is to feel that one ‘belongs’ or is ‘part of’. Of course the most important unit to belong to is ones family. Then, I suppose come ones ‘urban family’ as Bridget Jones calls it, a group of close friends, then other organisations: a religious group, an ideological group, your work place and so the list can go on and on.
A human being has a yearning to be part of. To feel that he/she is contributing to. To feel that he/she can be supported by. If you read about people who have been taken from, never known their biological relations so often these people at some time in their lives have a need to get to know the other people that they are related to often even if only to know that they exist.
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