What does your ideal community look like? How is it organized, and how is community life structured? What values does the community share?
If you have read my blog, you know that I love my little piece of heaven known as home. I am completely satisfied living on my little farm surrounded by critters. I socialize much better via this blog. I love reading posts, replying to comments, checking email, then closing my laptop to head out to the barn. My ideal community would involve many animals and few people. I have learned the hard way that people let me down, while animals do everything to try to please and comfort me.
My idyllic community would be somewhat like Farmville. I mean what could be better than planting and harvesting crops in as little as two hours. There is an abundance of animals that reproduce daily with no problem and people only visit the farm to “help” by watering, harvesting, and or feeding the animals.
The people in my community would help one another when needed and share with one another so that no one would ever be without. People would be genuine. And most importantly they would mind their own business. The citizens of my community would never think of causing unnecessary drama.
I realize that I will never be able to plant or harvest with the click of mouse. Cows and horses will never reproduce babies in 12 hours. I must be content with the community that surrounds me. It may not be perfect, but it is mine. Neighbors do pop by to help one another. Most of my neighbors are genuine and I have come to terms with the fact that they will never mind their own business. And, what’s life without a little drama?
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I have never played FarmVille but your little community sounds lovely to me. It is definitely a hard balance to strike – finding people that mind their own business but are also willing to help each other when needed – AND everyone keeps the drama to a minimum. This would be a good place indeed.
Thank you! Drama to a minimum would be lovely. 🙂
I love the comment about socialising better through the blog, that’s me too!
Thank you Eleenie! 🙂