We say that a house is made of bricks, but really the crucial part of construction is less the bricks, and more the mortar that holds it together. You can use all sorts of chunks of material to build up a wall, so long at the mortar between is strong.
What mortar connects you with others so that you can create something bigger than any one of you?
Qualities that hold people together: HOPE that there will be something better; TRUST that there will someone to share that hope with; TIME: to accomplish lasting deeds; ACTION; getting down and doing what needs to be done.