I heard a story some time ago, a woman living alone was ill, died and began to decay and no one noticed. It was when the stench of her corpse began to disturb the surrounding that her neighbors had to come around to check.
When they discovered that the door was locked from within, they decided to break in and behold, her body lay on the bed.
It's disturbing how we got to this point. Once upon a time, neighbors were considered family. You could even trust them more than some of your direct relatives.
Love was everywhere, you could entrust your children, your assest and properties into their hand and still be at ease knowing fully that they would care for them like it was theirs.
But here we are today, the narrative has changed, some neighbors have become like enemies, envy, jealousy, greed and so on has divided them.
It's sad how people even gave this separation different names to justify their wrong, some call it minding your business, some call it maturity, and so on.
How well do you live with your neighbors?
Well, I will say very well. When I first moved into my latest environment, I had no one.
I was staying alone, I was like an orphan but my neighbor took me like their child. They gave me all I needed, sometimes they even give me food.
Every morning, either the father or mother comes to my apartment to check up on me and to date, he hasn't stopped.
This made our bond close, we became like family. I literally became like one of their own and I never felt the absence of my parents or sibling.
Most people even think I am their child, until I explain to them. Where I live, I am like a child to everyone, even now that my mother is around.
There was a time I was ill, I didn't know who told my neighbors that I was sick, all of them came to my house. I felt loved that day.
My relationship with my neighbor is cool, I trust them so well, and as it stands, I can leave anything I own under their care and not panic.
They are people who see me like their family and whatever I have like their own. We live like a family and as such there is nothing to be scared of.
Their father is someone who comes to check our house even when we are around, imagine what he will do when we are not around?
Having good relationship with our neighbors is something we ought to take seriously. They are just like our families. God forbid but if anything is wrong with us before any of our relatives comes to our aid, our neighbors would have come and helped.
This is something we need to be aware of, unfortunately most people don't consider it. They claim they don't have business with anyone and they can be fine on the own.
In some cases, it is safe to live mind your business amidst your neighbors if they are people who are not after your good. But even at that, things like greetings and checking up on each other occasionally shouldn't be a big deal.
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