why is community important

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  1. Hello everyone.
  2. My name is Matthew Dragon and welcome to my ted talk today,
  3. we're gonna be talking about what community is,
  4. how you can join one some of my communities and why they
  5. are so important when it comes to day to day life.
  6. The first thing we're going to talk about is what community is.
  7. There are two different types of communities.
  8. The first one is where you get to pick by this.
  9. I mean things like team sports, religion and work
  10. other communities that happen over time or you're just kind of born into by default.
  11. A couple of those communities are things like your family,
  12. the town or city you live in and the country you live in
  13. like it or not,
  14. you're part of those communities because you do things like vote and
  15. interact with people near you that are also in that community.
  16. The next thing that we're going to talk about is how to join the community.
  17. You can join almost any community, you would like
  18. some have expenses or requirements you might have to meet.
  19. For example,
  20. you might have to pay some kind of fee if
  21. you're going to join something like a country club,
  22. others might require things like hockey year to join a hockey team
  23. and you might even have to follow certain rules
  24. if you join something like a religious community.
  25. The next thing I would like to talk about
  26. are some of my communities that I see on a weekly basis.
  27. I see my family and work community almost every day and even
  28. though they can get on my nerves from time to time,
  29. I benefit from both of them.
  30. My family gives me love and support,
  31. whereas my work community keeps me tied to the real
  32. world and feels like it gives me a purpose.
  33. Some of my other communities are my friends,
  34. and when it gets a little colder outside my hockey team,
  35. my friends, like my family also give me support,
  36. but they make sure I have a little fun in life to my hockey community,
  37. gives me the chance to let out a little energy and sometimes when I need it, anger too.
  38. Now, time for me, the most important question in this presentation,
  39. why is community so important?
  40. Have you ever heard that saying? It takes a village to raise a child?
  41. Well that villages, that child's community and for better or worse,
  42. that kid wouldn't be the same if he didn't have that community to raise him,
  43. there are many other reasons.
  44. Having community is important,
  45. they can show support for each other and do things
  46. to help the greater good like a city council does.
  47. Of course there are many more reasons, but I think the most important thing they do
  48. is they almost all make you feel like you belong,
  49. humans aren't meant to isolate you need to be around other people.
  50. Even if it's only for a little bit,
  51. if you don't, you won't ever feel like you belong
  52. that in my opinion is one of the most if not the most
  53. important thing that communities do for us.
  54. In conclusion,
  55. communities are very important. Everyone needs them.
  56. We always have at the end of the day, we are pack animals.
  57. What I want to leave you with today is just one question,
  58. What are some of your communities?