Togetherness means learning how to give up being I, and be the part of a we ; and inspiring others to be the same.

A great flock of quail lived together in a forest. Food was plentiful and life was peaceful. One day a crafty hunter, who could imitate their song perfectly, came to the forest. When he whistled, a great group of quail gathered in response. When the flock landed on the ground, the hunter approached silently and threw a huge net over them. He flung the net over his shoulder and took the quail to the market. Each day he played his trick , and the flock grew smaller and smaller.

After some time, the wisest old quail assembled what was left of the flock and and said, "The hunter is skilled and can easily trick you into his net. If you work together, he cannot defeat you. Beat your wings as one, and you will lift the net that binds you.

The flock listened carefully to the old quail's words. The next time the hunter came and threw his net over a group of quail, they were not dismayed. As one, they beat their wings. They rose, taking the net with them. They swooped down onto a tree. As the net caught and snagged onto the tree's branches, the birds flew out from under it to freedom.

The hunter looked up in amazement and thought, "When the birds cooperate I cannot capture them. Each bird is small and yet together they can lift the net!"

The next day, the hunter again flung his net over a large group of quail as they pecked seeds on the ground. Pleased with their mighty accomplishment of the day before, the quail began to beat their wings together. Accidentally, one quail bumped into another and started a ruckus. " Watch out!" squeaked the bird. " You are stepping on my tail feathers."

"Someone pushed me!" retorted the other with a small peck.

"This is no time to fight." scolded another still. " The hunter is almost here. We must all work together and peacefully fly as one."

"You are not the mighty ruler." sniped the first. "Stop telling us what to do."

While they squabbled and scolded,

postured and fought,

the hunter arrived

and the birds were caught.

He scooped up his net

and proclaimed, "I am the winner !

Together they're strong.

Divided they're dinner."

Whether you are a politician, businessman, artist or technocrat, you cannot achieve anything alone. To achieve success you need to have other people working to realize your dreams. The more people you can gather to work for a common goal, the bigger the success you can achieve. If you can inspire 10 people to work towards fulfilling your dreams, you can achieve a moderate goal. If you can inspire 1000 people to work toward your goal, you can achieve a big goal. If you can get a million people working in an organized way toward your goal, you can change the course of history.

Learn to be a leader. Develop your powers of inspiration and motivation. Know how you can inspire different types of people to do different types of work. Be a part of a group.

In order to be a leader though, you also need to be a good follower. So if you are currently part of a group, whoever your leader is, follow him or her completely. If you give someone your complete allegiance, you will get complete allegiance from others in return.