SUPPORT NOT SUPPLANT (Revised)


Connections are essential to life and success.

Check out the two words in our theme.

Support and supplant.

Just a quick definition of the word supplant.

To supplant simply means to take the place of, to displace, to replace, or to undermine.

Now, let’s dwell on the concept of support.

To support is to be actively interested in and concerned for the success of a person or thing, for example: supporting a particular sports team.

It also means to provide assistance to, or give approval, comfort, or encouragement to. 

It is a product or function of our goodwill and our belief in someone or something. 

Many of us support different football/soccer teams which we gladly and passionately refer to as “our teams”.

Observe the enthusiasm, excitement and in some cases excessive zeal or fanaticism with which we promote, defend and celebrate people who do we not personally know, or an enterprise from which we may not even earn a single penny or cent (except for those who are into sports betting). 

That is the awesome power of having a sense of connection or camaraderie as well as the dynamics of competition, the value of promotion, the strength of convictions and the force of emotions.

It is the emotive power wielded and unleashed by entertainment or music celebrities and sports stars.

There are also the driving factors of survival and dominance.

Fan-base, followership clan, ideological tribes and support groups rallying around a person, project or idea can be acutely emotive and productive.

Some of these stimulate strong sentiments and compel ambitious, assertive or aggressive action from, and cohesion between, people from all walks of life, different cultures, ages, ideological leanings or belief systems.

To thrive in our spiritual and physical wellbeing, we need relevant and appropriate support systems. 

Some people in our space are only there to supplant not support. 

We need to be aware of this.

We need to foster camaraderie by promoting the value of cooperation and corroboration within our personal and professional connections and communities.

Otherwise there will be snitching, slandering, betraying, unhealthy competition, pretended niceness and false friendships who work against each other behind each other’s backs.

People who interface, interact, live or work together should support each other with their work and lives. 

Our presence should add some form of value and make meaningful impact in the lives of those around us, especially those close to us. 

We should be intentional about our input and interactions in every social setting. 

We need to be building healthy, mutually beneficial and supportive relationships with those with whom we share certain core values and interests.

We should not only receive to replicate or worse still replace but we must learn the need for shared responsibility, communual experiences, authentic connections, mutual impact, proactive feedback, genuine appreciation and open communication.

Genuine connections suppprt each other in several wholesome, useful and profound ways possible.

Be a genuine person now and always.

Enjoy!

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