Interdependence (post #3)

“We have learned that we cannot live alone, at peace; that our own well-being is dependant on the well-being of other nations, far away…. We have learned to be.” –Franklin D. Roosevelt, Former US President, 1945. This quote, though it was said over fifty years ago, still relates to the world that we live in today. This quote talks about interdependence, and interdependence is a relation between its members such that each is mutually dependent on the others. It means that, countries can share resources with each other, things that they can’t grow or make on their own. When countries depend on one another, they are able to help each other grow. It’s like an organ system in a body, when and if all the countries works in harmony the world will function properly. To be a citizen of the world means that you aren’t only contributing to your own community but the community of the world. A citizen of the world is also willing to help people from all over the world. This is all a good thing because when the worlds people look out for each other, we obviously have a better world. In the world we live in today we see countries such as Canada and the United States helping places such as Japan and Haiti when there is a natural disaster. We also see organisations such as free the children visiting many different places in the world, doing service trips on order to help the less wealthy.