A community is the mental and spiritual condition of knowing that the place is shared, and that the people who share the place define and limit the possibilities of each other's lives. It is the knowledge that people have of each other, their concern for each other, their trust in each other, the freedom with which they come and go among themselves.

• "The Loss of the Future" Wendell Berry

I love sharing place with people. I like to know the people whom I live near. I want to know that people I trust are in my business. I like how Wendell Berry explains community. We know each other, we learn to care for one another because we know. When someone shows genuine concern for me, I know I can trust him or her. When trust is in place, there is a liberty to move around within the community. C.S. Lewis speaks of friendship as "imminently spiritual." I like this. I have so many close, close friendships because they are profoundly spiritual. I believe that trust, in any relationship, is the most important thing. If you trust your friend, or your spouse, it's because you love them. You love people and you let them be who they are. Community is a bountiful feast. There's always room for more; in fact, it is necessary to bring in more. Just like in a garden, variety is a necessity to produce good crop. The unconditional nature of friendship is so liberating.