Mutualism
Among living things in nature that exist in a mutually beneficial relationship, known as mutualism, are mushrooms and trees. Mushrooms supply trees with minerals and moisture from areas their roots cannot reach, while trees supply carbon and sugars to mushrooms, which lack chlorophyll and therefore cannot perform photosynthesis. Trees that live in symbiosis with mushrooms grow more than 50 percent larger than those that do not, and mushrooms also grow healthier by receiving carbon and sugars from the trees. This symbiotic relationship between mushrooms and trees plays an important role not only in the survival of plants but also in preventing desertification.
Likewise, no living thing can survive entirely on its own. Perhaps that is why people living together are often compared to organisms in a mutualistic relationship. When people in every part of society complement one another’s shortcomings and grow together, the whole world will overflow with warmth and love.
