Reflection Three: Survival Through Cooperation

“Ants are small, but they live long as a people because they cooperate. In Africa they say, ‘One log does not make a bridge.’ In Grenada and St. Vincent, we say, ‘One hand can’t clap.’ Each alone is vulnerable, but together we endure famine, fire, or flood.

Just as ants line up in a column to carry heavy loads, so must we carry burdens together. Scripture says, ‘Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labour’ (Ecclesiastes 4:9). Unity is our survival strategy. To turn against each other is to weaken the colony and invite destruction.”