The wisdom of Africa (part 2)

"One twig alone is easy to break. Many twigs bound together cannot be easily broken.”

African proverb

I got this one from one of my trusted personal advisors. She sees the big picture.

I think understanding of this proverbial concept is intuitive: it's very hard to tear a phone book in half…

I also think we need to grasp the point in an expansive way:  the strength of "many twigs bound together" is one of the reasons that human beings form societies.

http://barleyliterate.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-wisdom-of-cherokees-part-9.html

http://barleyliterate.blogspot.com/2012/06/wisdom-of-africa.html