#neighbourliness

[beinglibertarian]

Replace Arbitrary State Law With Neighbourliness: The People’s Law

Good neighbourliness involves an unwritten and often unspoken agreement to look out for one another. It also involves keeping out of each other’s way, with allowance for occasionally gossiping about what you saw the other person doing over the fence. Good neighbourliness will protect you from crime, clean up your streets, make your street party central or make it the old people’s street about…

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[mac-a-roni-blog1]

A Cute Story: Why Being Neighbourly is Nice

There’s a large immigrant population in my neighborhood, and my apartment building specifically, a number of whom are Muslim, many of whom have a cultural/religious aversion to dogs. I’m used to getting dirty looks at worst or fearful ones at best when I’m out with my dog. However, the other day, a middle-aged Muslim woman got on the elevator and looked at my dog, visibly wary of him, and said:

“What is his name?”

I told her Mac A. Roni. She then said:

“You have… bought? Soon?”

“I got him recently, yeah.”

“He is too young? Very small.”

“No, he’s actually five years old – just small.”

She was astounded that he was so small but 5 years old. She smiled at him, still visibly wary of him, but very kind because she saw what he meant to me. It was a really beautiful gesture on her part, to be so nice to him because she saw I loved him, in spite of being kind of scared of him.

This is why I get fed up when people say they hate a whole group of people arbitrarily. You never know who someone is on the basis of just one trait. She’s a Muslim, sure. She wouldn’t probably own a chihuahua as a pet. Maybe she would – I don’t know. I hear it varies from place to place and degree of orthodoxy. But regardless, that doesn’t mean she can’t empathize and see that I love him – she can.  I mean, heck, people find it crazy that I’m a Roman Catholic but I also have friends in the queer community and like slasher movies and stuff like that. People are more than just one trait.

This woman, God love her, went out of her comfort zone to be neighbourly when she had nothing to gain from it personally. It was just good will, and it was great. She’s actually the second woman to do so since I moved here – earlier, a woman with a kid who spoke barely any English managed to communicate to me that she had a fear of dogs, asking that I not let him down on the floor where he could sniff her in the elevator (which I didn’t because it was courteous to respect that, and plus I don’t want him on the floor when there’s a chance another dog could get on and freak him out,) but that she could still see that mine was a nice dog and not a bad dog. I told her that her son was adorable, because he was. We were friendly to each other even though she knew nothing about dogs and I knew nothing about kids.

It’s great to see people being kind like that when they have no reason to be, no ulterior motivation. Just decency. It really made my day. Especially in this negative world we live in where people always seem so unkind.

So, my hat’s off to those women, and to everyone who goes out of their way to try to understand something that is unfamiliar to them. More power to you. And to people who say ‘I hate all Muslims’ or ‘I hate all immigrants’ or ‘I hate all __’ – you don’t sound clever. You sound mighty short-sighted. You can find folks to get along with in almost every community if you dig deep enough. Maybe not be best friends with, but be civil with? Sure thing. Honestly, everyone wants to be at each other’s throats these days. Just be good to each other – you don’t have to agree on everything. This woman clearly didn’t want to own a dog like mine, but she was okay with me owning one. I know it’s a cliché, but don’t judge a book by its cover. You never know what a person will do – it might surprise you in a good way. Certainly it did for me and Mac.

[ewaenruwa]

Who Is My Neighbour?

The concept of good neighbourliness has been established in the Bible, but who are those neighbours? Are they next-door, the people who share hotdogs with us, or are they the ones that are in our influential atmosphere, and can also benefit from the righteous lives that are expected of Christians? Such questions will be answered through the duration of this video, and it will also help us to understand the process of loving our neighbours as ourselves, because, though that may seem hard and too selfless to emulate, it can be done when our understanding of the Bible has been established and strengthened.

https://youtu.be/K8fK6opKgCg

[ewaenruwa]

Romans 14:15 - Verse Breakdown

In this video, we will be looking into Romans 14:15, and we will be explaining how good neighbourliness is an essential requirement to worshipping God, and inheriting eternal life.

https://youtu.be/NiXm0U_5Rvw

[all-things-nordic-blog]

The Nordic countries are the best friends with each other! 🤗 Let's celebrate the #NationalBestFriendsDay with some Nordic #neighbourliness! ➡️ Link in bio Image: Anna Öhlund/imagebank.sweden.se (at Nordic countries) https://www.instagram.com/p/BydJktYCDJu/?igshid=gzajmfvshwrw

[all-things-nordic-blog]

The Nordics are the best neighbours, right? 🤗 Let's celebrate #EuropeanNeighboursDay with some Nordic #neighbourliness ➡️ link in bio #neighbours #neighbors #thenordics #bekind #befriendly Image: Anna Öhlund/imagebank.sweden.se (at Sweden) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByI6rTMiUeG/?igshid=1tkl4bemb0nah

[shopsui]

I love our #neighbours ! Seb from @badfrankiebar has come over with #bubbles closely followed by mike from @poboyquarter with an ice cold lime slushie ! Celebrating #friendship #neighbourliness and #marriageequality ! (at SHOPSUI BY SYLVIA TAI)

[shariqs]

'On Good #Neighbourliness.' Extracted from #Friday Sermon at UAE🌐 (09/06/2017) O Believers, Please know that good neighbourliness and treating one's neighbour kindly is amongst the best of humane qualities, the greatest ethics of #Islam and the authentic traditions of #Arabs. The aspects and forms of good neighbourliness are many, of which are establishing a relationship that is based on peace and kindness with one's neighbours, observing their rights, fulfilling one's covenants and promises towards them and protecting the borders of one's land, just to mention a few. This way, neighbours would feel safe in their lives, religion and families. Indeed, such qualities are of the signs of benevolence, #honesty and perfection of faith as illustrated by the Prophet(pbuh) when he said, "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should treat his neighbour kindly." More to the point, #Islam made the #relationship with one's neighbour as an exemplification whether someone has done right or bad. It was narrated in this regard that a man said to the #Prophet (pbuh), "How would I know when I do well or bad?" The Prophet (pbuh) said, "If you heard your neighbours say you did well, then you did well. And if you heard them say you did badly, then you did badly." Furthermore, being benevolent to neighbours is one of the causes of happiness, for the good neighbours will live in peace of mind next to each other. Our Master #Muhammad pbuh said, "Four things are from happiness," of them he mentioned a good neighbour. O Servants of #Allah, Please also know that Islam has prohibited Muslims from hurting their neighbours, whether being individuals or countries. This was emphasised by the #Messenger of Allah pbuh as he said, "Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should not hurt (or insult) his neighbour." He also said, "By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does not believe! By Allah, he does not believe!" It was said, "Who is that, O Allah's #Messenger pbuh?" He said, "That person whose neighbour does not feel safe from his evil." - Have a blessed #Juma🍃 #Duas🍃