A good friend once said she could not love anyone she did
not know. I immediately thought of her neighbor who lived alone and how she
must have longed for company over and over again. My friend did not even
realize her neighbor must have been lonely over the years until I directed her
attention to her.
Neighborly love does not have to involve giving of money or
patronizing for goods and products, but a friendly company who can listen and
give advice occasionally. Some neighbors can be very unfriendly, but we all
need a shoulder to lean on.
Neighborly love involves inviting your neighbor for an
outing, a snack in your home, a walk in the park or exchange of novels and
recipes. Most lonely people think of suicide and see the world as a dark hole about
to swallow them up. We should be the light to our neighbors especially the
lonely ones.
“A man is called
selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbors”-Richard
Whately.
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