Belongingness

If you were living in the United States in the 80s, you can almost certainly sing along to the theme song from the television sitcom Cheers. “Making your way in the world today takes everything you’ve got …. Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name, and they’re always glad you came. You wanna be where you can see our troubles are all the same. You wanna be where everybody knows your name.” A catchy tune—and a universal truth.

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