When it is time for the office or other community exercise, the monk goes. Living a community of love with 75 other persons, year in, year out, implies a willingness to sacrifice oneself. Bringing our best effort to prayer, whether we feel like it or not, can be costly. The relative lack of recognition for achievements that comes from being hidden in a community of 75 goes far to tone down excessive self-esteem. Friendship and affection are encouraged.
Community amounts to a network of friendships.
Yet these must be balanced with the need for solitude and with our radical commitment to Christ.