I spent the first 20 years of my life living in a pretty sheltered neighborhood. You might even call it exclusive in that the lots were big, there was only one road that ran through it, and all of my neighbors were so old that by now I’m sure they’re all dead, so I didn’t really understand what it meant to have, want or be a good neighbor until I first struck out on my own. Almost everyone complains about their neighbors, but there’s a pretty easy way to get yourself better neighbors, and it doesn’t always have to involve moving, just BE a better neighbor yourself.
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