How We Can Create A Strong Community

A hive of bees is a perfect example of a community working together in harmony and for the 

common good of all its members. After all, a bee living alone can barely survive, let alone 

prosper. But in a hive made up of hundreds of other bees, each taking responsibility for the 

various jobs necessary for the survival of the community, the lone bee not only survives, it 

contributes mightily to the success of the hive. The secret of the bee's success in living together in a close-knit community is that each bee not only understands the inter-relationships that exist between it and the rest of the members of its community, but it is willing to accept its role in the community whenever necessary. 

We too can choose to recognize the inter-relationships that exist between ourselves and our neighbors and how those inter-relationships have a direct impact on our quality of life. We can also choose to take some of the responsibility upon ourselves to contribute to improving those relationships and in the process improve our community. 

In order for our community to continue to protect, preserve and enhance our quality of life, each member of our community has to acknowledge their role in our community and, at times, be willing to expand their role to take on some added responsibility.  For example: We all must obey our governing documents. By obeying community rules and regulations, we contribute to our community and accept the role of a rule abiding member.  We also have the opportunity to attend our monthly  WCCAC meetings in order to better understand the business decisions made by the Board.  When we choose to attend those meetings, our role as a rule abiding, voting member now expands to include that of a participating member.

So, let's all work at recognizing what roles we can choose to accept in our community and, 

like the bee, work together at making our community the best place to live!