And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nIndependence from George.\u00a0 But “reliance” on God.\u00a0 And a mutual pledge of our money, honor, and life.\u00a0 Sounds like a lot of dependence to me.<\/p>\n
No, dependence is inherent in the human condition. More than that, dependence is something we strive for.\u00a0 If you’re in business you’re hoping clients depend on you for goods and services.\u00a0 If you’re part of a family or community you hope you can depend on them for support.\u00a0 If you’re a spouse you’re hoping that your partner is dependent on you for love and affection.<\/p>\n
It works the other way around as well.<\/p>\n
I want to depend on the people I work with.\u00a0 My wife and family.\u00a0 My faith.\u00a0 You don’t even have to go high concept.\u00a0 I want to depend on my car.\u00a0 The mailman.\u00a0 My dentist.<\/p>\n
Dependencies are what make societies (and economies) function.\u00a0 So it isn’t a question of being independent or not.<\/p>\n
Rather, it is a question of upon what and whom you depend.<\/p>\n
A lot of people tell me, “I’m not going to depend on anyone but myself.”<\/p>\n
Good luck with that.<\/p>\n
Even the Founding Fathers were smart enough not to go there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>But of course the idea of independence – at least as it is known in popular culture – is a myth .\u00a0\u00a0 We all exist in a state that is “in” dependence.\u00a0 Dependence from King George was simply traded for dependence on a band of vagabond (but quite erudite, stubborn and opinionated!) colonists.\u00a0 It wasn’t that we suddenly became independent.\u00a0 Rather, we simply shifted our dependence from King George to each other.\u00a0 Consider the last line of the Declaration of Independence:<\/p>\n