Beloved Community

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Components of a Beloved Community “People coming together as a community can make things happen”Jacob Rees-Mogg. This quote signifies that communities do not just happen, people have to work towards making it happen. A beloved community consists of different components that should make it unique. The community of Alpena is slow paced and not very intimidating. A community that I would choose to live in would be nice, calm, yet up to date. A good community has good people, and good leaders. Everyone has to work together and agree with each other. The people are what make a community, even though there will be disagreement sometimes, if you have the main qualities it should be a great place. A main part of a pleasant community is the people.

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