While interdependence is rapidly becoming a fact of life, self-centeredness is still the predominant mindset in human society. Our way of thinking and our social values are still locked in the old, self-oriented paradigm. The collision between interdependence, on the one hand, and self-centeredness, on the other, churns our crises in every realm of human society.
Interaction among people is crucial and defining. However, at some point we stopped understanding each other correctly and became internally detached from one another. The result is that we are now incapable of finding common points of connection when we come to solve any type of problem, not to mention the highly complex issues we face today.
The following are some recent TV interviews about interpersonal relationships that explain how our most intimate relationship affects all other aspects of our life, and ultimately the entire world.