True, I look around and see a lot of happy families, lots of love. I see people helping others, being nice to others, saying kind words. I do not dispute the genuineness of human love or happiness in the social context. But with the inherent sinfulness of man comes distrust, jealousy, anger, vengeance, bitterness, and the list goes on. Did God really intend for the fleshly man to partake in society? Such a man has a huge capacity to inflict pain and hurt on others. War aside, it is in the company of others that lustfulness and covetousness must occur. I wouldn't want a massive diamond rock on my finger if no one else had or wanted one, or if no one else saw it. I would have no one to compare myself to, no Joneses to keep up with (or beat). If we were lonely creatures, no one would be around to hear us slander others or be its target. With our tongues, we commit unmeasurable damage and evil. They are the original weapons of mass destruction capable of great deceit and hurt. And I don't want to skirt physical damage; again, aside from war, there are diseases that transmit from person to person, accidents caused by other people, and crimes that assume the presence of other people such as burglary, murder, kidnapping, adultery, heists, and -gasp-terrorism. And let's also mention suicide--I don't know what the leading causes are, but I'm sure a handful or more had something to do with the pressures of society, feelings of not measuring up, guilt, and the like.
I take an earnest look at myself and my relationships with others, and I readily confess that they are all imperfect. But in my defense, I am only human. This is my point, that humans are incapable of having perfect relationships. This must be in the definition of "human" somewhere, that we are fallible. We are not fit for company. Not the way we are now, at least, with our selfishness. We can certainly strive to be the way we will be, though. Nevertheless, this striving is not the way it was intended at all; we were intended to already be. Humans are not inherently faithful, generous, kind. Our Good Samaritan moments are just shadows of how it will be in Heaven after the Second Coming.
