According to Brecon Beacons, Community is not just a group of people bounded by a geographical links, such as a village, settlement or district, but also includes those brought together by lifestyle, religion, hobby, interest, etc. A community group often pursues a common goal, concern or interest on an entirely voluntary basis (adv=secara sukarela). Community word has been living through time relatively unscathed (adj=tak tersentuh). As near as I can tell, community was considered good thing way back then, and so is today, I think. As we know, there are a lot of words devolving into (v=berganti ke-) narrower and even harsher of their former as they’re experienced and redefined by individuals who feel disconnected. But the word community still persists (v=bertahan) to be a warm, welcoming, and kind word.Most people think of communities as a place or setting, or a suburb or city that they live in. Communities are much more than that. They are the very essence of how we live and socialise with others. Communities are actually individual-specific. They DO have an individual at the center. You, me, and everyone, we have our own personal communities, the communities that we are a part of and the communities that we associate with. Communities are the building blocks that allow us to make sense of the world in which we live, participate and share experiences. They provide a sense of identity and purpose, a sense of being a part of and belonging. Today, for me, community is an unexpectedly diverse (adj=beragam) and unified (adj=terpadu) body of individuals who help ensure that life is surprising and delightful. An example of community is social community. This kind of community concerns on society’s development.
While communities are as individual as their members and have different roles in society, they all share the same characteristics. Well, beforehand (adv=sebelumnya), I thought social communities have different characteristics, what the HEC. There are actually thousands characteristics of communities out there, but I would only emphasize on two most important things. First, a community should have one or more roles that define identity within society. I affirm myself that every community in Makassar has their own identity. Some of them are even unique and difficult to find its similarities. Today, however, regardless their uniqueness, many communities serve as good political campaign strategy. This is now a prevalent (adj=lazim) phenomenon as their driving forces come from well-known politicians. In this case, the communities have already lost their identity. Second is it should have a sets of goals which provides a sense of direction. As far as I observed –I’m a stealthy observer-, only a few do communities have clear and distinctive goals. Often do their members gather for nothing, spend a lot of money, and waste so much priceless time. Well, in this case, the communities are not the only one to blame. The people, coming to communities, actually worsen this condition. Many people –too many- come to a community without any clear objectives. They tend to follow their friends who have been a part of a community. Hopefully, YOU, yes YOU, who’s reading this passage, isn’t one of those people. It is indeed true that some of them finally got their reasons why they join in a community after devoting much time. However, 80% of them either insist to stay without any purpose –merely for having fun- or leave the community with bare (adj=kosong) hands.
Regardless of what I’ve discussed above, I strongly encourage you to join at least one community as it could –hopefully- expand your horizon and enhance your critical thinking*. Here are some tips your can make use of before coming to a community. 1) find out who the founders are. 2) ensure the incumbency (n=hak dan kewajiban) of the members. 3) deeply delve (v=menggali) the vision and mission. 4) ask if there are obvious programs. 5) consider the network and relation.
HEC on!
by Dynamic Duo (NH and MA) | Hasanuddin University
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