One of the things I have been
thinking about a lot is community and how it relates to fitness. In this context, I read Sebastian
Junger’s book Tribe: On Homecoming and
Belonging. I am not sure what
I expected, but the book was not it, not that that is a bad thing.
Essentially, Junger spends the
book ruminating on why we have so much angst given our amazing wealth as a
society. It comes down to the fact
that we are, in his view, deeply disconnected. He writes, “Humans don’t mind hardship, in fact they thrive
on it; what they mind is not feeling necessary. Modern society has perfected the art of making people not
feel necessary.” (p. xvii)
He explores this thesis through
lenses ranging from traditional Native American culture to war-torn cities,
finding that what we seem to need most is to be together, working for some
common good.
So: today’s fitness goal is to work with someone on something
that makes the world a better place.
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