I found a way to include the sacred cow in my prose; however, said cow will be cast aside as will the religious dogma to which some subsribe so vehemently!
It is true, we are all connected, scientifically and spiritually. There is no new matter. There are only new combinations of the same matter from which the universe was created. So logically we are connected, similar. As spiritual beings we are also connected. Life's journey involves moving through the stages of ego (think Maslow's Hierarchy) to a higher self-awareness. Being the optimist I can be at times I tend to believe we go a little further.
Once the ego is quelled we can then move toward those in our midst not unlike how we were living in an egoic state. In that regard we very much connect to one another, and ultimately the life energy that sustains us.
When we shut ourselves off from any interaction or closeness with another what then?
