Why society is not involved..

Society changes often and it seems that every generation has its own way of doing things. Communities used to be very close. My dad for example lived in Pearl River New York, not too far away from where I live now. He lived in a tight knit community where everyone knew one another and looked out for each other. People were very involved and always tried to better the community. As we have read and as we experience, that has changed dramatically. Involvement and community has gone down for many reasons. First I believe that people do not trust each other as much and we are always concerned for our safety. Kids are not out on the streets and people keep to themselves much more. I feel like this lack of trust is one reason why we look out for ourselves rather than the community. I also believe that the economical times has a lot to do with lack of community. Again people are looking out for themselves and a lot of time are too busy to join the book club or local Lions clubs in town. I also believe that we have become a society that is so busy that the book club or the bowling league is out of the question. We fill our days with work, taking care of kids, and endless other activities that do not involve community life. There are a lot of things that take us away form community and it is time that we get more involved.