There is fellowship with convenient associates, but heartfelt warmth is lacking. The image is a group of people who happen to live beside a certain lake; though they are cordial enough, no great purpose unites them. But that's ok; civility may be the lowest form of community, but there is nothing inherently wrong with it. The situation is not terribly satisfying, friend, but neither is it a cause for great regret. Joining the Lake Association brings good fortune.
