<p>Prompt: Do you need other people in order to understand ourselves?</p>
<p>Humans are naturally social. Is is necessary to be interactive with others because it is only others who can see someone else's flaws. The question "Do you need other people in order to understand ourselves" is true. In other words, we can never see ourselves in the light of truth without the aid of others. The evidence throughout history and literature is pervasive.</p>
<p>Look at the first case where Robert Kenly, a doctor in St Mary hospital was about to perform a heart surgery in the 1980s. He was always an egotistical guy who felt that he could do anything himself but this time was different because did not have many precedents and therefore felt nervous. Fortunately, he overcame his arrogance and requested help from his friend Steve Lang who had performed numerous heart surgeries in the past. Steve taught Robert many new techniques that increased the percentages of a successful operation. This made Robert realize that he could not surpass any obstacles by himself and that teamwork was always the best to go. Had he not suppressed his arrogance, the surgery could have been more detrimental but luckily, it was not only successful, it shed light on Robert's naiveness and led him down a more cooperative future.</p>
<p>Take note of Richard from "Black Boy" by Richard Wright who was a young black who grew up in poverty. At the start of his life, he took up the typical life of someone in the ghetto: stealing and using violence to get by. But later, he met another young boy name Grunch who was working his way out of poverty and the suffering that came with it. This made Richard realize, "what was the meaning to meaningless suffering". Because of Grunch, it helped Richard realize that what he was doing was not right. Richard discovered that just because society was stealing from him, it does not make it right to steal back and that he should climb the social ladder through moral means. If it had not been Grunch, Richard would have still been another kid in the ghetto who did not know the meaning for his existence. </p>
<p>The last example is of Billy Reignea who went to Village highschool. Billy was a pugnacious boy who released any kind of discomfort through violence. He started fights around the town and was renowned for his cruelty. His future looked bleak because he was soon to be jailed after his many warnings. Fortunately he had a friend named Ralon who also used to be a truculent boy but changed his ways. Ralon realized that he always fought in order to divert his sadness about his abandoning father. He offered to help Billy find the root of his anger but Billy declined. Because of this, he never understood what kept frustrating him and led him to continue fighting. After the several warnings from the police, he was finally jailed. Had he sought Ralon's aid, Billy would have known the true reason for his fights but instead, he was jailed and left in oblivion about himself.</p>
<p>To reiterate, it is necessary to communicate with others to understand ourselves. Only others can see us without any self-bias. Without the help of people, we are destined to continue our independent lives ignorant about our true selves.</p>