You have to know your neighbors. You have to get to know them and share in their lives, and they will share in yours, and you have to grow older together. You have to work on a team or teams and be cooperative. You have to go to community meetings and struggle through to decisions. You have to help with community events and projects. You have to share meals with others, at least some of the time. You have to help people fix things and they have to help fix yours. You have to listen to children laughing and playing and even get to know some of them. You might have to help someone in an emergency and they might have to help you. You might have to listen to someone’s life stories and they might have to listen to yours. You might have to laugh or cry when you do. So, why would you want to be a member of this community? Why not just be alone.
by Ken Cameron-Bell
