Our discussion on communitas has brought up a lot of
questions to me. I fully understand what
is meant by it, but part of me still questions whether or not it is real. To some degree, I think what if
subconsciously the long distance traveler knows that he or she won’t see the
person they are talking to again and so they feel like they can share about
themselves. In that light, rumors won’t
spread and offending them is unlikely.
You’re bonded because you are on the same trip, but are you actually
bonded? Can a connection really exist
with whom you have nothing in common because you are walking together? Does the traveler actually trust these people
or are the just sharing because they know deep down that it will stop
there? If they do really hit it off
during the trip, how many people actually keep in contact with each other? Do they continue to share the experience of
life? For me, communitas has just brought
up more questions, despite its simplicity.
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