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Published: 07.04.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'The need to belong', 1.
  • Essays 'The need to belong', 2.
Extract

Strange is the fact that we insistently look for things that unite us, that are common. But we are so similar! And at the same time absolutely different. Maybe, that's one of the paradoxes in human life. Close, and yet, in continuous feverish search for facts that confirm this closeness. It's striking how strong this aspiration of man for company, for union and oneness is, how permanent is our instinct for escape from loneliness. On this very need, the need to belong, is based society. Everyone has experienced it - the loneliness, this overwhelming feeling of being cast out, misunderstood…

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