Sense of belonging

It's been fascinating listening to people talking about the effects of the Olympics in London this summer. I listened to a radio program on the way to work this morning

Several aspects really caught me.
One was how inspired the two volunteers were from their recent experience . They loved working with other people, helping because they wanted to ..and  had volunteered to do so.  And there was a lovely sense of team-ship - a sense of belonging.  It struck me how very natural and healthy these feelings are for humanity. The move , particularly  in  the big cities, towards  insularity and a self serving way of life, doesn't make for the happiest of life styles!  The interviewer  made a wry comment about people being nice to each other and even talking with each other in the streets in London - surprise, surprise ! Long may it continue!! 
Wouldn't it be great if that sense of team-ship, didn't need an event to galvanise it..but sprang from being part of the one human family? And that very natural urge to help and improve the collective as well as the individual quality of life,  had many outlets for us  to volunteer into ?