*I wrote this for NSTP033.
Personally, I define the word “community” as a place where someone belongs. It may be a group where someone interacts with other people that have similarities or commonality with him/her. A community can also be a place where one could share his/her interest, thoughts, knowledge and everything that he/she have. I’m defining community as a place or a group. The words place and group may different in meanings, but no it’s not; it was actually interrelated. When I said that a community is a place where someone belongs, I am also referring to the group of people whom one has similarities with. It’s like saying, you belong to your family, and at the same time, you belong at home.
A community does not need to have a physical location to be formed. A community can exist everywhere. It’s not like building a tower in an island. A community, unlike the tower, can be built or formed without any land. The members of a community do not need to be living in the same country or any area. They can be miles away from each other and they may not even get to meet the other members of their community in person, like the online communities in the internet. They are not physically interacting with each other, but still they are sharing something that they have in common. So for me, the only keys to form a community are people and commonality. With these two, you can have a community where people could share anything that they have.
Lastly, for me, a community is like a human being. Its physical body could die, like a community that can be destroyed by a strong storm or by volcanic eruption. The physical location of the community may have been destroyed by the storm or the eruption, but the unseen bonds that connect the people of that community weren’t even damaged by those external factors. I remember a tagalong saying that goes like this, “Namamatay lang ang isang tao ‘pag wala na siya sa puso ng mga nagmamahal sa kanya.” This saying also applies in communities. As long as there are people that commit themselves as part of that formed community, that community will still exist even without the other physical factors.
Personally, I define the word “community” as a place where someone belongs. It may be a group where someone interacts with other people that have similarities or commonality with him/her. A community can also be a place where one could share his/her interest, thoughts, knowledge and everything that he/she have. I’m defining community as a place or a group. The words place and group may different in meanings, but no it’s not; it was actually interrelated. When I said that a community is a place where someone belongs, I am also referring to the group of people whom one has similarities with. It’s like saying, you belong to your family, and at the same time, you belong at home.
A community does not need to have a physical location to be formed. A community can exist everywhere. It’s not like building a tower in an island. A community, unlike the tower, can be built or formed without any land. The members of a community do not need to be living in the same country or any area. They can be miles away from each other and they may not even get to meet the other members of their community in person, like the online communities in the internet. They are not physically interacting with each other, but still they are sharing something that they have in common. So for me, the only keys to form a community are people and commonality. With these two, you can have a community where people could share anything that they have.
Lastly, for me, a community is like a human being. Its physical body could die, like a community that can be destroyed by a strong storm or by volcanic eruption. The physical location of the community may have been destroyed by the storm or the eruption, but the unseen bonds that connect the people of that community weren’t even damaged by those external factors. I remember a tagalong saying that goes like this, “Namamatay lang ang isang tao ‘pag wala na siya sa puso ng mga nagmamahal sa kanya.” This saying also applies in communities. As long as there are people that commit themselves as part of that formed community, that community will still exist even without the other physical factors.
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