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Addressing the importance of community, Latterman highlights how religious gatherings—church services, rituals, ceremonies—offer social and spiritual support. He laments a cultural shift where urbanites often live isolated, disconnected from neighbors, missing out on a sense of belonging.
He shares that his own "religion" might be learning, citing how intellectual pursuits—reading, studying, debating—impart purpose and structure comparable to religious practice. He advocates for physical struggles like intense workouts or meditation as ways to cultivate resilience and spiritual discipline, echoing shamanic and monastic traditions.