Togetherness is the building of or fostering unity amongst individuals, communities, societies, nations with the hope of nurturing meaningful relationships and cultivating emotional connection to enhance creativity, harmony and shared experience.
How can we create a stronger sense of community in our lives?
From study, a stronger way of creating a community can be through various ways as;
• Online communities;
Join facebook, discord servers which are centered around your shared interest.
Attend online conference or virtual meets up to connect with others.
Participating in online discussion related to your hobbies.
• Personal connection;
A stronger sense of community can be created through our personal connection.
Be approachable, listen attentively to persons, Stay in touch with new acquaintance and nurture relationship.
• Workplace Connection;
When there are social events in your workplace, attend or help plan events.
Do well to participate in a team organizing and seeking for the growth of the community.
• Neighborhood Connection;
Endeavor or do well to know your neighbors. You can do so by introducing yourself, starting conversations,etc.
You can create a strong connection by going to the nearby market, helping the needy in the community, etc.
Moving forward, certain activities bring people together and create a sense of oneness and acceptance such activities include:
• MUSIC:
Music as defined by Martin Heidegger is a way of being together, a way of sharing common experience and creating a sense of community.
Plato a philosopher states that music is a powerful instrument for uniting people and creating a e sense of community.
Looking at the perspective of this great philosophers you will know that music as an activity can help in the unification of communities.
• SPORTS:
Sport is another important factor that brings people from different social class, standards, backgrounds, race irrespective of size or colour together.
Sports like football, basketball, hockey, volleyball,
Aristotle a great philosopher states;
"Physical exercise and sport can bring people together, creating a sense of community and shared identity".
• CARNIVALS;
Carnival a vibrant and festive period that involves gaming, dancing, display of cultural dance, songs, etc.
This helps in bringing togetherness example the Calabar carnival held every December brings individuals from different places for celebration irrespective the size or colour.
Friedrich Nietzsche in his work the birth of tragedy argues that carnival creates a sense of oneness which allows individuals to transcend individuality and connect with others on a deeper level.
Other activities that brings people together includes;
Community activity, Food related activities such as wine testing, Educational activities.
The challenges of togetherness in our present world include;
• Mental health and trauma; past events can make one isolate from being together with others.
• Busy schedules; busy schedules can make one disconnect from others.
• Excessive use of social media can totally make one prefer the convenience of his home to physical interaction with others
• Conflict can cause division amongst communities and take away togetherness.
The support to be meted out include;
• Creating of public places such as parks, and plazas.
• Fostering opportunities to volunteer togetherness.
• Encouragement of government initiatives that support community building and connectivity.
• Creating educational awareness on the importance of togetherness.
Remember no man is an island.
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