I want a society – but are I ready to put work in it? | Well in reality
In the year since I moved to my apartment, I received some notes under the door.
Some welcomed the warmth-the most prominent of them, the Swift friendship bracelet from my neighbor on the basement, which heard me (“very expensive!”) I listen to the new album. Others were Christmas cards, or as a way of courtesy, a warning against the upcoming maintenance or interruptions.
After that, there were requests – to reduce the volume or make some other small accommodations necessary when living among others.
On the last day, I went back to run the tasks and look at a scrap of cardboard on a mat. Somehow knew that she belongs to the last category.
Can I “please” break the large cardboard boxes and put them inside the recycling basket instead of slipping them between them, read the unknown observation, adding: “It makes the area look like a garbage emptying!”
I felt a flow of irritation. Was twice “please” really necessary, in addition to hats? Was it not friendly to sign their name?
Then, Becky’s suitability passed. The demand was completely reasonable, and it did not make me wounded less wrong.
This simple jogging made me think of society-what we mean, and what is required of us.
The word is used freely, to describe all types of groups. People whose daily lives are closely intertwined can include through their functions, home lives, hobbies, and those who simply follow the same effect on Instagram or like the same brands.
When this is real, present and envy, society can be a source of social communication, belonging, common purpose and meaning. Often – increasingly, in the absence of other social safety networks – is invoked in the summary as something we want, or we should work on it.
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The word “society” has mysterious warm connotations. But the horrific individual culture makes it difficult to create and preserve society; Creating a common identity and the spirit of reciprocity requires effort, not always comfortable.
We may say that society is the future, and it is a treatment of what it raises about modern life, and as Mortth said, “The indispensable basis for our well-being”-but are we ready for the challenges of its creation?
In August 2016, when Charles Vogel’s book was published, the art of society was published for the first time, people heard “and they thought that I was talking about the singing of Kombia about the camp’s fire,” he says.
Fujel explained “The principles of seven principles of belonging” in his book, and during his period he developed volunteering in a shelter in Santa Anna, California, and in the peace weapon in Zambia; Organizing work in New York; And studying the traditions of faith at Yale University, among other roles in other organizations. Today, VGL recommends technology companies and institutions on how to build a community.
As Mortth and others emphasized, social isolation is a general health issue, which is related to the high risk of anxiety, depression, heart disease, dementia, stroke and early death. But inflation and the high cost of living eat at the time of entertainment for individuals, and their availability and energy is exhausted. “People are working hard, and they have no time to go to Putnix,” says Vogel.
Since people are increasingly gathering online, there was also “actual erosion in social skills.” For young people in particular, the loss of experience and opportunities throughout the epidemic has led to a decrease in appetite for social dangers, as he says: “They are more comfortable in text messages than they speak.”
A factor in low religious affiliation, social confidence and Lover time (Nevertheless PerhapsThe direction of the move every few years, and society is actually at the risk of becoming a legendary commodity, says Vogel.
Society can also-intentionally or otherwise-be wrong. For example, a group of artists or athletes cannot be considered a community if the prevailing feeling has a competitive ability or discontent. Even the events that were launched explicitly to the strengthening of society can be shortened by being very large or loud or non -personal – what Vogl calls “the scene of the square”. Sometimes this is a failure to plan, but it can also indicate an investment of the shallow organizer or the intention of transactions.
“Many people say they want to build a society, but their 1st goal, often, is to extract time, attention and money,” warns. “There is a continuous account of value exchange occurs, and at some point this will go south.”
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Although you might think you are already part of a society – for example, in the area where you live – “If you literally know the names of your neighbors … you are just strangers close to.”
For VOGL, society is not defined by common interests or material space, but as “a group of people who share mutual anxiety for each other.” It is the difference between someone you feel you can contact him for help in an emergency 3 am for plumbing, compared to “a person who has been technically ate a pizza with him” once.
The key to that, Vogl continues, is the commitment without expecting the return. He says: “To really succeed, and to fill emotional – until I say spiritual – there must be generosity.”
The generosity has been neglected in the community about society, in a review of Vogel for the art of society, which is coming in March, adding it as a standard.
This does not mean that society is an open invitation or one -way exchange. Vogel says the borders are important, not necessarily to remove people, but “to make the inside safe.”
He adds that the need for all of us to try to strengthen society is greater than many possible negative consequences. Just extending an invitation – to come to a cup of tea or accompany you on a journey you already do – indicates your willingness to call, “whether the invitation is acceptable or not, they believe they know a person who has the ability to combine people.”
Over time, such small steps can lead to something larger and more clearly rooted. Stop chatting with your neighbor, instead of a rapidly welcome gesture on your way out, paves the way for a more knowledgeable relationship and the “mutual anxiety” he says Vogue specifies society.
It does not have to be scary, but it requires consistency and commitment, without any expectation to return. There may be an element of social discomfort – put ourselves there or risk rejection. But Vogl adds, “Isn’t this true in everything well in life?”
I want to feel that I am part of a society, know my neighbors, and to be known as “local” or “regular”. It takes time-but I was dealing with the associated effort, while showing a non-cardiac recycling.
Gary was right to contact me. Perhaps I have saved myself for an additional few minutes by not breaking up my boxes – but I could earn something much larger, by taking additional care.