# Chapter 255

We drink from wells we did not dig – we are warmed by fires we did not build. - Masterminds

This is true of everyone. And this is a statement of gratefulness. We all need more of that gratefulness. It is in far too short of supply! There are times in each of our days when it is especially difficult to be grateful and I am no exception to that. Like right now …but grateful we will try to be.

Currently we are keeping our youngest granddaughter three days a week and she is wonderful and brings so much joy to our lives. But she is a great reminder of this concept. She is being cared for and consuming resources and taking time and energy and she gives nothing back in return at this point in her life except joy. Now that is some exceptional joy, but still, babies only cost money, they don’t bring any in. And this was true of each and every person on the planet.

Moreover we often receive help that we haven’t earned early in our careers from mentors and teachers and coaches - and the concept above confirms and affirms that we all indebted to someone and occasionally many someones. We have what we need to survive without bringing material value to the mix. We have what is necessary to get started without the knowledge or the resources to contribute. The reality is that our dependence on one another is far higher than we think or feel. Today as usual Emma is warmed by the heater in my house, she drinks the water from my well, and one day she may do the same for me.