What does it mean to be part of community?

What does it mean to be part of community?

What does it mean to be part of a community? Once a young boy was visiting the farm from the city, and sitting in the twilight of a still summer sunset, he looked around and announced, “I could never live here, it’s so lonely!” His parents giggled nervously. I smiled and lowered myself to his height to divulge a secret, “But... we’re not alone right now. Listen, do you hear the frogs croaking to one another? The deer crackling over fallen branches in the woods? The wild ducks taking off in flight from the pond? Do you smell the fragrant plants in the fields? See the fireflies twinkling in the distance?”…

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