Before I finished the race I was told how I’d “never get a community like this again”. And ya I can accept that. I’ll never live with 5-8 people and see them every day and never have a moment to myself?
OK.
Cool.
I know how community works in America. I have my own home, maybe a roommate; who of course has a different job then me. And I see friends during free time. Movie nights, lunch dates, just going to someone else’s home for a little bit and doing ANYTHING together. We get to catch-up on a whole year of each others lives!
Sounds good to me.
But it wasn’t until I came to PSL, that I realized I didn’t even have the community in thought I would. Most people can sum up their years in 15 minutes. And I didn’t have a home. I haven’t slept in the same bed for more than 6 days before I was on the road to visit someone else. I thought I would be OK with 1-on-1 friendship. With really focusing on one person and one relationship at a time.
It wasn’t until 2 days ago that I realized I missed group community. That I hadn’t found it waiting for me at home. I’d just graduated college when I left, all my friends are graduated and scattered. And the friends I had in High School (yep, living with mom and dad) arent at home. Actually they’re all furthering their education at other schools.
So the 1-on-1 is great. But so is 1-on-5. And without reentering the 1-on-5, I’m not sure I would have realized it. At least not anytime soon.
So no you’ll “never get a community like this again”. And that’s OK. But make sure you have one. You find one or make your own. Because the deep 1-on-1 is wonderful. But the larger support network is also greatly needed.
