However, if the individual remains huddled behind closed doors in front of a computer, television, or fly tying set, then no one benefits from the talents and spirit of that individual. And so society is shortchanged. A community is a gathering of individuals. They don't have to be like-minded, in fact diversity will cause the community to thrive just as a plant exposed to various weathers, waters, fertilizers, and light values thrives and grows stronger. Celebrate the differences in our communities rather than being frightened of them.
All humans are nervous in the face of difference.
Animals will avoid and even become violent as a result of that fear of change or the unknown in their animalistic society. 5-fingered humans should know better. Embrace the fear of each other, embrace the differences in each other. I for one, enjoy chocolate, Afrikan music, coffee, Mexican food, and the art of judo. None of these things come from the Euro-culturally dominated country of America, and none of them are part of the American Heritage as defined by Major Long as he traveled this continent in search of a better life for the new coming cultures.