Communication leads to community, that is, to understanding, intimacy and mutual valuing.

Rollo May’s line reflects an existential-psychological view that human beings become fully themselves in relationship rather than isolation. “Communication” here is more than exchanging information; it is the risky, honest self-disclosure and attentive listening that makes genuine encounter possible. When such communication occurs, it can generate “community”—not merely a group or social network, but a shared world in which people understand one another, develop intimacy, and come to value each other as persons. The quote also implies an ethical dimension: mutual valuing is a product of sustained dialogue, and the erosion of communication tends to produce alienation and depersonalization.