Neighbours. You can’t really choose them, but you can choose
your neighbourhood. You can try to surround yourself with like-minded people, with
those who share your same values or mowing habits, but in the end it’s still a
bit of a lottery.
Where we live can affect so many things besides which corner
store we frequent, or where our kids go to school. It can determine our level of community
interaction, who our children play with and how many lemons we don’t need to buy.
It can even shape our notions of hospitality and how we welcome others into our
world.
Sometimes I don’t want to be a good neighbour. It’s not that
I want to be a bad one, I just can’t be bothered being a good one.
