craig obrien blogs http://cityview.blogsome.com craig obrien blogs about life in Vancouver, BC, Canada. Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:35:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha en community interrupted http://cityview.blogsome.com/2008/07/08/community-interrupted/ http://cityview.blogsome.com/2008/07/08/community-interrupted/#comments Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:35:58 +0000 craig urbanfoot.ca postings http://cityview.blogsome.com/2008/07/08/community-interrupted/ Every culture has communities.  These communities either function well or they do not.  Each community or network of people makes some contribution to form what might be identified in that time and place as society.  By functioning well I mean that people love each other rather than just tolerate each other.  The needs of children and the "weak" are provided for through the cooperative efforts of extended family and neighbours.  The gifts and passions of people are harnessed for the good of the community through patterns of trust and creativity.  Reality–both that which is delightful and that which is awful…

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