Human Interaction

So it's been a long time since my last post. I've been thinking about a lot of different things recently, but three that I think are the most interesting are as follows:

• Community
• Communication
• Physical contact

I believe that the first two things are extremely important, while the third is just interesting. So maybe I'll focus on the first one for now, but they all kind of tie into each other.

Something that I find fascinating is our need for human interaction. Think about it. We always want to hang out with each other, share experiences, chat etc. And when we're not doing it IRL (in real life, a favorite acronym), we're online posting things on Facebook, writing blogs, tweeting or partaking in some sort of online community. 

We need this community and communication (funny how they use the same root word, I haven't noticed that before) for nearly everything that we do. Jobs, recreation, hobbies, psychological need, relationships, support groups. We all want to be part of a community of some sort, often in one of these categories. Our society would be nowhere without it. 

So I just looked up "community" on Wikipedia to see what the word means: derived from the Latin communitas (cum, "with/together" + munus, "gift"). Unless I'm interpreting this wrongly, it appears that it means "the gift of togetherness." What an amazing word! The etymology truly represents the word in my opinion.

I think I'll talk about communication more in my next post. And laughter. And physical contact. I don't have enough time to write down all these thoughts. 

Anyway, I don't really have any questions for discussion, but I would like to read some comments on everyone's views of community and/or communication. Just reflect on it for a moment, and realize how much your life revolves around these two concepts. IN FACT, by writing comments, you're COMMUNICATING WITH THE INTERNET! Amazing.