Cooperation

Webster’s Dictionary defines cooperation as “the association of persons for a common benefit”. In simpler words, when we cooperate, we are working together towards a goal that will benefit all of us. This is also what cooperation means to me. Cooperation is working with people that perhaps you do not socialize with, yet you are all in agreement that what you are doing will be beneficial to all of us. This in turn teaches us to be tolerant of others. In a world as diverse as ours, we need to learn how to work together for our own means. This may seem selfish, but a world where people don’t cooperate isn’t a functioning society. When we cooperate, we can actually help fix a common problem. Take the problem with global warming for example. If just one person recycles and conserves water and electricity, then it won’t make much of an impact. Yet, if we all work together and cooperate, we can make a significant impact on our reduction of pollution. What’s more, we all benefit from the stopping global warming because we all inhabit the same planet; where would we go if this planet was too depleted and trashed to be habitable. Therefore, cooperation is more than simply agreeing to work with another; it is agreeing to work with another knowing that whatever happens, good or bad, we’d all be in this together. Cooperation is not always pleasant and enjoyable, especially if you’re working with people you don’t particularly like. However, the end result will always make up for it.