osnetdaily.com All over the world people have the same trouble, whether it be nation against nation, Israel and Palestine for instance, or neighbors making it unpleasant for the people living next door.
Countries arm forces and intensify the problem by killing and wounding civilians. Recent events have shocked me to the core. Local peace authorities claim they informed the rival side about the location of safe areas for civilians to shelter, and those areas were bombed, killing innocent victims. I hate war.
But warfare is an escalation of mankind's basic drive to live the way they choose without interference, never considering their neighbor might be harmed by that action.
Countries arm forces and intensify the problem by killing and wounding civilians. Recent events have shocked me to the core. Local peace authorities claim they informed the rival side about the location of safe areas for civilians to shelter, and those areas were bombed, killing innocent victims. I hate war.
But warfare is an escalation of mankind's basic drive to live the way they choose without interference, never considering their neighbor might be harmed by that action.
Our upstairs neighbors are moving out today, evicted after complaints lasting a year since they first moved in. Although expected, the news shocked me. Where will they go? How will the boys adapt to the setback?
The family consist of 40 year-old parents and two teenage boys who seem harmless on the surface. They're certainly not tough or unmannerly. They're skinny young men with neat haircuts and clean clothing. They cease swearing abruptly when they spot me close by. At the ages of about 15 & 17, they could be swayed either way, depending on where they end up.
Their eviction comes after repeated complaints from the neighbor living directly beneath them. At all hours of the night, they shout abuse, drink, swear, bang their own doors on purpose and slam the communal front door before yelling outside our windows.
And yet, I hear very little of this. When I lay me down to rest, I sleep. My first husband used to say it was because I have a clear conscience, but I think I'm just one of the lucky few who sleep well. I never worry over problems, and tend to accept what life throws my way. Any time I met the neighbors, they were polite and approachable.
The family consist of 40 year-old parents and two teenage boys who seem harmless on the surface. They're certainly not tough or unmannerly. They're skinny young men with neat haircuts and clean clothing. They cease swearing abruptly when they spot me close by. At the ages of about 15 & 17, they could be swayed either way, depending on where they end up.
Their eviction comes after repeated complaints from the neighbor living directly beneath them. At all hours of the night, they shout abuse, drink, swear, bang their own doors on purpose and slam the communal front door before yelling outside our windows.
And yet, I hear very little of this. When I lay me down to rest, I sleep. My first husband used to say it was because I have a clear conscience, but I think I'm just one of the lucky few who sleep well. I never worry over problems, and tend to accept what life throws my way. Any time I met the neighbors, they were polite and approachable.
People are so diverse. It's rare to meet anyone who thinks and acts the same way. If we can accept that we're all different, and each one of us has a right to live, we should be able to exist side-by-side. Why should we encroach on anyone else's land or home? When you think about it, nobody has a right to be in one place or another. We're all interlopers in one way or another. Settlers went to Australia and displaced the indigenous people. The same happened in America. All the people, like the Syrians, who are forced to leave their homes when war drives them out must settle somewhere.
You and I can't influence world events. However, we can have a say in what happens in our own part of the world.
How do you get along with your neighbor?
You and I can't influence world events. However, we can have a say in what happens in our own part of the world.
How do you get along with your neighbor?
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