Independence: freedom from the control, influence, support, aid, or the like, of others.
Interdependence: mutually reliant on each other.
For example, today I was dependent on my mother for a ride. I was independent in getting to class. I was interdependent with Erica for editing English essays--she to edit mine, myself to edit hers.
It's really fascinating to stop and think about how much we rely on outside factors. If I am biking home today, I rely on the weather not to rain or snow. If I want to do research today, I have to rely on my Wi-fi working. If I want a note for science, I have to rely on the person giving me the note.
Well, okay, those examples may not exactly be dependence. But anyway, it's sometimes depressing to think about how little we are in control every day. Whether we like it or not, we can't be completely independent. This was a really big concept in MACC, and it was that autonomy is not complete independence, it's knowing when to be independent and when to be dependent--knowing when you can do something by yourself, and asking for help when you need it. Although, I suppose, that is a form of independence in itself.
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