Communities...

After reading the various responses to this assignment, I believe I have a better idea of what I want to say. I never realized that "Community" could apply to so many things. I'm a part of many it would seem. The republican community of Chisago county, the community of the town of Wyoming MN, the community of venture scout crew 007, the community of homeschoolers, of the college campus in Cambridge, of Tutors at the campus, of my family and extended families, of the heartland express riders, and of the residents of our state and country. I'm a member of the community of Wyoming Lions, of the community of Grace Church Wyoming, and of more incidental interconnections between people. I am quite active in most of my communities. I originally restricted my view to our little town. I won't make that mistake again. My community, that of Wyoming MN, is, as every town is, not a community, but the center of a web that extends from here to New Jersey to China to the Philipenes to Chisago city, Lindstrom, the Twin Cities, New York, Los angelas, and many other places contining people who are connected to those who are connected to others right here. We're not just a suburb of Forest lake, we pre-date that town. But we're connected. Just as Wyoming melds into Forest lake, so Forest lake melds into other places and so on. How do you define a community? You can't. But we're all part of them.