Hermits

I never understood how anyone could be a hermit.  Didn't God create us to live in community?  Why else would he have allowed moms to have more than one child, and why else would it be necessary that there be two people to create.  Lately the lifestyle of a hermit seems awesome.  Total devotion to our Lord.  No outside distractors.  No misunderstandings.  No sinning against another.  Today with the internet and only seeing the words, we don't get to hear the sounds of the words, or see the meaning in the faces of those speaking.  The jokes that we feel are funny, when written are often interpreted as cruel or ungodly.  A long time ago I began praying that any time I felt the need to fix someone else, I would look within and fix myself.  So, when I am tempted to say something to fix someone now I stop and say to myself, what in me needs fixing.  It is a sad thing though when divisions happen because no amount of writing can clarify and often times sin of anger and resentment enter in.  The best way I see is for people to sit and talk one on one, but first there needs to be a deep love and deep respect between the two parties.  Being a hermit would avoid all the drama, but it seems to me, it would be lonely and only for a chosen few.  God has his reasons for putting us all together.  One priest said it is like we are all rough stones in a box, and as we are jostled about, we refine and shine each other into precious gems.  A misunderstanding certainly can refine and make gems of us all if we allow each other the respect and love.