Prompt Two: What does the individual owe the community? And vice versa?

In a perfect world, every individual would owe an equal amount to the community and vice versa.

In a fair world, every individual would owe the community the amount they receive and vice versa.

The thing that sucks is that our world is not perfect or fair and not everyone does their part in the community.

So given these conditions, I'll attempt at answering this question again, how much does the individual owe the community and vice versa?

Nothing at all! The individual does not owe anything to the community nor does the community owe anything to the individual. Nobody would expect the roads to be paved by the government if nobody paid taxes. Nor would the community expect volunteers for the marathon if there was no marathon held.

It is, however, the structure of our society to run the way it does by community service and aid to the individual. The individual owes as much as they can or is willing to offer to the community and nothing else. Even though this is an apparent claim, individuals do tend to give to the community. Whether it is because of their feeling of responsibility or the need to give back for things they have already received, there is much acknowledged as well as unnoticed actions by the individual. This claim also goes for the community.

It seems by this law that there would be a lack of community service in a society but the truth is that there is much community and individual aid in our own communities. The truth is that the individual cannot survive without the community, nor can the community survive without the individual.