Contest || Bringing Us Together.

Good day lovely people of Steemit and @Steem4Nigeria. I’m glad to be here again and write on an important topic about friendship and how beneficial it can be to our environment as a whole. I would also love to thank @sahmie for conducting this great contest and having us jump on it.

What does togetherness mean to you?

Togetherness to me means a lot but if I’m to use one word, togetherness means unity. Togetherness can be seen as a feeling of happiness amongst some people maybe living in a particular environment or people who share the same thoughts and ideas.
If we share the same thought and ideas, we will surely be united in one way or another.

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If there is togetherness in a team, country, state or any group at all, there will surely be unity since they share the same goal. They will share the same experience, goal, idea or every other common thing that people can share.

How can we create a stronger sense of community in our lives?

Firstly, a community is a group of people living together or in the same area. By creating a stronger sense of community, it means that we must be united.

• Making peace with other community members.
In a community as a whole, there will be no way to escape some kind of arguments but mediation can solve this problem so we can continue to be peaceful. If we want to build a strong community, the first thing to do is make peace with others. How do we make peace with others? We can do that by helping each other, settling disputes or even solving societal problems.

• Having community events.
I would not blame people who hold community parties at the end of every year. It brings about togetherness because it feels good to see people happy and jolly. That’s why music is mostly being played in events because it can help bring us together.
Also, people who have left the community before will even come back to attend the community events once it is made a ritual.

• Creating something that every community member can benefit from.
This can actually be a thrift or savings so that when there is someone who has an emergency, the person can take the community loan before he or she sorts the issue out.

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What activities do you think brings people together?

This is basically about two things. It is either music or sport. Imagine that there is a center for watching sports in the society and every men or everyone of the neighborhood goes there to watch ball. Some people can even make friends there and link up with other people. That’s how it works.

What are some chalenges to togetherness in today' world?

Business
People are busy. The economy is not smiling. A lot of people are broke and they have to work hard or they don’t eat. In cases like this, there will be no form of togetherness because everyone is busy battling with their lives.

Social media influence
Some people will tell you that they love their phones than other people. It’s sad. A lot of us now stay glued to our phones that we don’t even bother to have physical conversations with people anymore. That’s why some people prefer to chat with the AI.

How can we support each other during tough time?

The first thing to do is knowing the problem. We can’t give solution to a problem that we do not know. Once we know the problem, we will know where to come in.

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We have seen cases where some communities gathered some money to send some set of kids to the university just because their parents cannot afford it. That’s just it.

Tough times can be anything. It can be emotional, financial or whatever. Do what you are capable of doing and give whatever support you can give to such person as long as it is not beyond your capacity. It can as well be giving them listening ears or anything that can be in form of support.

Thank you so much for going through this article with me. I would love to invite @lhorgic @dirapa and @joan-na to join me on this amazing contest.