Literature of the Black Atlantic

I think that the role of the individual is to act in a way which will benefit the community as a whole. The individual should not focus solely on what they need for themselves, but should look at what the community as a whole needs to function. While the individual should act in a way which will benefit the community, this does not mean that he has no free will. It is up to the individual to decide which way they are best suited to add to the community. I think that in our country sometimes we value the importance of individual needs/wants over the needs/wants of the whole. Our country has an every man for himself kind of mentality that subjugates what good can be gained from addressing the needs and wants of the country as a whole. Unless this mentality changes, we are going to continue to be a country with a lot of social problems.