The deepening community that results can bring about healing and positive individual transformations for all of its members. My respect for the leaders of these communities and for their commitment to reach beyond the limited capacity of their individual abilities is enormous. But the leaders are not the community. It is the collective wisdom of the individuals that make up the group that sustains their ability to lead. The leaders may bring the vision but it is the community that brings the empowerment to reach the vision.
Interdependency is the process.
Interdependency does not substitute the group for the individual but weaves the individual with the group in such a way at to increase the individual and the group's tolerance for the task of living. One's individual commitment to being an active part of the process of one's community is the only thing that can sustain and transform the community as it changes to meet the needs of its individual members, the needs of the member's family and friends, and even the world. There is no life that is not in community. I believe that together, we can change the world for the better. The individual heart sees truth, but it is the revelation of it to society as a whole which leads to change.