The cultivation of a social consciousness is also very important. One must not learn to live like a drop of oil on a pond spreading all over the surface and resurging to merge with the water. One must join others in common tasks and contribute one's strength and skill to the common pool. A single thin string cannot bend even an ant, but hundreds of them twisted into a rope can hold back an elephant. This is the effect of united effort. It is a desirable trait to work for a common cause with others in co-operation; but today, people unfortunately only believe in operation.
(SSS Vol X, pg 313)
