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heatherclark 's review for:
Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging
by Sebastian Junger
I think anyone with an interest in communal/tribal living, trauma, war, or PTSD would benefit from this book. Even if you're just interested in one of these topics you'll learn from it. In a society where we are so focused on ourselves and possibly our family, what are we missing out on by not having to rely on our community? The isolation brought on by COVID-19 has begun to show the cracks in our systems and this book has made me wonder what it would look like to again live dependent on those around me. The following quote has really stuck with me: "How do you become an adult in a society that doesn't ask for sacrifice? How do you become a man in a world that doesn't require courage?" For most of us we aren't required to really sacrifice or show courage. How does this affect our maturity and our ability to become fully functioning adults. Is this why we see each generation progressively struggle more and more?