community

Communities are everywhere.  There are probably millions of different communities in the world, from church  communities, to school communities, and even just simple neighborhood communities. There are many differences and similarities between all communities, even in discourse.  I will give an example of a couple of personal experiences with similarities and differences within a couple of communities that I am a part of.

I am a student in at a university, and I also volunteer at a nearby hospital in the infant/toddler care unit.  While I am at school, I see many different students of all different types.  On campus, there are alot of involved students, and every other day when I am on campus i see flyers in the bathroom stalls, or even people passing them out.  There are many different topics on campus that people are involved with.

At the hospital that I volunteer at, I never see anyone passing out any flyers.  I do get emails or postings on my sign-in sheet asking me to help out with different events.  A hospital is to help people get better, not so much to "get involved" like on campus. Other than the few event invites that i get, that is about it.  Maybe that is a hint that every community should try more to get involved through discourse...