Subj : Re: Community
To   : Ben Collver
From : Avon
Date : Sat Jan 27 2024 11:28 am

On 26 Jan 2024 at 10:33a, Ben Collver pondered and said...
 
 BC> I enjoyed reading your musings on community, and i feel enthusiasm for
 BC> the potential of building community here.  Below are some relevant
 BC> quotes from my reading about the nature of community.

Thanks for the kind feedback. I was in a ponderous mood when I penned this.

 BC> > taken care of by the family.  But a community is not a family.  It
 BC> > is a group of people held together by feelings of belonging, and
 BC> > these feelings are not a birthright.  "Belonging" is an active
 BC> > verb, something we do positively.
 BC> >
 BC> > -- Thomas Moore

This one resonates with me.

Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going'
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