# Civil distance A distance in feelings, physical with another person or thing to develop a right kind of mechanism for its function. ### Functions * Decrease friction between entities * Gives space for medium (ether) to intervene in order to develop the right kind of field. * Businesses to flourish * Create a long term relationship with neighbors, colleagues and entities. * Acts as a buffer, to accommodate any urgencies, or inevitabilities * Take account of the vulnerabilities of people or things involved, acknowledge warmly and accept the difficulties charitably. ### Why? * Because demanding much control over circumstances can be challenging * This can be attributed to the characteristic of the human mind. (But, also of entities) * There is a lot (a good number, difficult to control) of uncertainty around the functions of the entities and their reliability. ### For caution * It is better to know the depth before diving in ### Related terms * Polite distance * Caution * airtime (sufficient airtime for reaching a decision) * take time * take a deep breath ## Resources