The virtue of togetherness

I know that individuals can do fantastic things
Have you ever seen one fall in love, or heard one beautifully sing?
Maybe they told you a joke that had you laughing for days?
I don't want to discount the individual, they have wondrous ways

But - and this is controversial to many of Hollywood's narrative arcs -
There's a limit to the tasks on which an individual can embark
There are missions in life better done with friends
Collective effort to achieve extraordinary ends

And yes, you may be individuals within a team
And yes, working with other can sometimes make you scream
Yet it's not despite, but because of your different cultures and approaches and beliefs
Working together you can achieve things that would have been out of reach

We sit in houses with water and energy
Travel on roads which we rely on heavily
Read books watch moves and listen intently
We grow from culture we absorb daily
All produced by people we may never have met
Helping grow our philosophies to tackle issues we haven't realised yet
Here's another collective fact it's good to appreciate if you haven't before
You can't do everything alone: it takes two people to make one more

And, though you may forget it sometimes, you, dear individual, are a wonderful thing
You have many gifts and talents you are offering
You can achieve much on your own, that is certainly true
But you can do so because of the family and teachers and parents and friends that helped build you up into you

So, you dear collective individual, are wonderful. And you can achieve many individual goals.
But let's join where we can, and help even more fantastic things unfold.