Re: uva uvam vivendo varia fit
It is much like the "sense of community" many of us are after.* We benefit from one another's wisdom, life experiences, and similar interests.
Which reminds me of another reason why many "mature adults" who have experienced the vaunted "diversity" of what life had to offer in the age-INTEGRATED communities we came from prefer to live in age-RESTRICTED communities:
The Public Works Department in the community I work in reported vandalism to one or more of its park facilities for the upteenth weekend in a row.* And we are not a "ghetto" or urban slum; we are a suburban, middle class resort community.* It will be a pleasure to live in an area devoid of vandals (to a much greater degree) and populated by respectful, civilized people (to a much greater degree).
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Brockton, MA 1946-49 * Fort Lauderdale 1950-66 * Northern Virginia (Army) 1967-69 * North Lauderdale 1970-72 * Coconut Creek 1973-87 * St. Louis 1988-89 # Northern Virginia (again) 1990-2000 * Destin, FL 2001-08 * The Villages - Amelia/Hadley
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