One who cooperates receives cooperation. To make others happy is the true realm of beauty and is key to make one’s own life beautiful. We are on a journey to climb to the top of the mountain of human achievement. To be successful and happy in this climb, you have to have the most indispensable piece of equipment: the safety rope of cooperation. It is through cooperation, rather than conflict, that you can turn stumbling blocks into stepping stones.

We need to use the energy of mind, heart, and mouth to create vibrations of noble thoughts, good wishes, and kind actions to easily create the feeling of cooperation within the mind of others. This engagement of the trio is necessary as the mind looks for data and the heart looks for the meaning behind that data; the mind looks for reasons and the heart looks for the passion behind those reasons; the mind makes the decision and the heart makes the commitment. Finally, the mouth, which is halfway between the mind and the heart communicates.

Cooperation starts with the premise that each individual is unique. We are all blessed with two eyes but what we see is colored with our state of mind. We must change our state of mind to have faith and confidence in others as everyone has a very special value. We must have a merciful vision that is full of understanding, forgiveness, tolerance, patience, and empathy. The first step in that process is to know what we don’t know and to also know what we do know. The power to discern at the time a person needs cooperation and the application of the correct method using our thoughts, words, and actions is vital to success in human interactions and relations. The method can be as simple as providing an explanation, giving love or support, or listening.