How well do you know your neighbors? Can you name each of the neighbors that adjoin your property or apartment? Do you know a personal fact about each one? Do you speak to your neighbors? It turns out that less than 3 percent of Americans can say yes to all three of these questions. In the meantime, our culture is becoming angrier and much less forgiving. We are more isolated. Part of the reason is that we have forgotten the art of neighboring. It takes effort. It takes some purposeful planning. Neighboring will also take some time. However, it should be a priority, and the benefits are plentiful, both personally and for our community. I am not asking that you try to be neighborly to everyone in town. However, what would our towns look like if we all made an effort to be neighborly to the people living next door? …
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