Why Communities Are Key

Communities are Key According to StatisticBrain.com, there are over 1,000 cities in the world that have 500,000 people living in them. That is a lot of people. Inside each of those cities there are hundreds of various communities. Some communities are small and while others are large; some are welcoming and some are intimidating; some are important and some are just those that you pass through to get to bigger and better ones. None the less, there are many different kinds of communities but one thing that does not change amongst them is that they all have members and the members are an important part of their community; they are what makes up the community. It is important that the members of a community feel important, welcomed, needed, and understand their roles and are active members that positively contribute to their society to make it better as a whole for everyone. Due to the fact there are so many people within a single community, many problems can arise due to variations in opinions and beliefs and so it is vital that the
Religion and teaching went hand-in-hand during this time. They took both of these topics very seriously and instilled this priority into young ones as early as they could. Schools were very large in number, as they are today, but they taught and believed something far different than we believe today: The beginning of the world, they believed, was a victory by the gods over the forces of chaos but, even though the gods had won, this did not mean chaos could not come again. Through daily rituals, attention to the deities, proper funeral practices, and simple civic duty, the people of Mesopotamia felt they helped maintain balance in the world and kept the forces of chaos and destruction at bay. The citizens of the land were to honor the gods through the jobs they performed every day. (Mark,