Having great neighbours is an amazing joy. But most of us don’t really get to choose our neighbours. We may sometimes wish we could, but for most of us, that’s not an option. The fact that we don’t choose our neighbours doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be good neighbours. Ignoring our them simply because we didn’t choose them is not a viable option. You cannot change the people around you, but you can change the people you choose to be around. Our neighbours are one of the first people we can approach during an emergency situation. Those who have good neighbours live with a feeling of security. On the other hand, those who do not connect well with their neighbours can have a hard time during their hour of need. It is hardly possible to choose your neighbours. Even though it is important to know our neighbours well and maintain a cordial relationship with them, people living in the cities do not make an effort to do so. They usually blame their hectic lifestyle for this. This is quite unlike the people belonging to older generations.
In earlier times, people gave a lot of importance to their neighbours. They made an effort to bond with their neighbours. Their neighbours were an integral part of their lives. They often invited
their neighbours to their place. They met regularly during the evening . The elderly men in the neighbourhood sat down together post lunch to chit chat. They enjoyed each other’s company until late evening and returned home only around dinner time.
The elderly women went together to the temple during morning or evening hours. They also sat down in the neighbourhood park to chat with each other. The kids, on the other hand, played together for hours. The women in the neighbourhood often went together to the market. They helped each other with household chores. They all lived as one big happy family. This tradition continues in the Indian villages even until today.
Some of our neighbours are really sweet and stand by us in our good and bad times, unfortunately, we also have some troublesome neighbours as well. As human, all of us live in a society are bound to a neighbourhood. It is an essential place which has a great impact on our lives. So much so that it does determine where we are in life and how we are doing. It is a fact that if we are not happy in our neighbourhood, we will not live peacefully.
Though receiving a good neighbour has become rare, we can self start the process of being good. If we take initiative to become a friend of our neighbour then we can definitely receive the same honour in return. It is said that friendship begins when we first become the friend of others.
All in all, a great neighborhood is important to have a good life. In fact, our neighbors prove to be more helpful than our relatives sometimes. It is because they live nearby so they are most likely to offer help in emergency situations. Similarly, our neighborhood is very clean and helpful, thereby making my life happy and content.