Know thy neighbour?
I was out with friends last night and a man from Finland approached us, very friendly and just wanted to engage in conversation, something that I probably wouldn’t do but appears to be easier for others cultures to achieve.
I wondered whether we were too insular, not just Ireland, but Western Society. I certainly do not know my neighbours anywhere near as well as I used to and because of that I think we all miss out on having a sense of community.
I’m not saying you have to get on all the time with your neighbours and regularly invite them around but longer working hours, more stresses and strains in life and the development of technology means we do not have to and, in most cases, do not want to leave our homes once we arrive back after work.
It’s just interesting to me that we have lost that in our lives and our comforts are not what they once were.
Friday, April 11th, 2008 and is filed under Love Thy Neighbour, Thoughts & Questions.
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