Last week, i read a 'Newbec' as part of my daily reading..I was interested with this article and it make me think about community in our daily life..lets have a look at it..
'Our cultu
re is more supportive of sexual gratification, consumerism and independence that it is of chastity, detachment from material goods and interdependence.Community life is needed to support one who attempts to live values not prevalent in the culture. Atthe same time, community life is a challenge. We all know that it is difficult to make room in your lives and in our immediate environment for the idiosyncrasies of others. Just think of family gathering or the workplace and how easily we are annoyed by behaviors that we do not like. Community involves learning lessons of tolerance, self-sacrifice and reverence for persons who are different from us.
Community itself is one of the greatest witnesses that religious life has to offer in a culture where self-interest and individualism can lead to isolationism and even violence.'
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