I'm not strong enough to set up, lead, and manage a spiritual community, Daylia. I know what it takes to do that. It takes a tremendously strong and focused person who is willing to carry a load about 20 times what most people carry. Or 50 times. It needs a fully accomplished master...male or female.

That isn't me.

And anyway, this place isn't quite big enough for that.

The combination of companionship AND autonomy is great in a well-working cooperative community. There are plenty of people to talk and relate to, lots of stuff to do, and yet you can be by yourself at the same time. But the place has to have extremely good leadership or it usually doesn't work out too well, in my experience.

If you think about it, this is a return to the original form of human existence...the small tribal community. It's the most natural way for people to live. Such a community benefits greatly from having people of all ages from children to old people. Sure beats hell out of taking all the old people and sticking them off somewhere apart from everyone else (in my opinion). It's wonderful having the young people around, it keeps the spirit of life moving powerfully in everyone and it adds to the joy of existence.