When you refer to someone as your neighbor, to a lame man it simply means ‘a person living next door’….. But the true meaning of neighbor is far beyond human reasoning. In a world filled with lots of tribal, ethnic, religious and racial sentiments, who do we consider as our neighbors? The one who laughs with you but deep down wishes you evil, your compatriots who in a foreign land sell you for twelve pieces of silver? In this context, your neighbor is that person who comes to your aid in time of need; regardless of origin, race or religion.
The world has been deprived of peace and harmony because we don’t recognize who our neighbors are: living together means accepting differences and respecting others, as well as living in a peaceful and united way. On a daily basis, the headlines on most news are mostly of racial killings and religious executions. The recent killing of late George Floyd in the United States is proving that we as humans don’t know what it takes to build a neighborhood - a neighborhood without conflicts, a neighborhood with diverse culture where peace reigns, a neighborhood where all race can live in peace without fear of segregation.
Neighborhood is a special kind of family; not related by blood, but by societal bond. A bond which builds and grows with time, this form of family is closest in times of distress. You may not notice your closeness or fondness with your neighbor until you relocate – “you’ll never know what you have until you lose it.”

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