Do You Look After Your Neighbours?

The good deed you did today Wolfie will you do much better than any medicine! You said it your self and it is so obvious how you feel for having helped out this lady. I wish you lived next door to mymother who will be 90 in november. She has nice neighbours and they look after her (I am in touch with them by phone from here) but they don't do everything for nothing, as a good deed like you did. Here it's different from in UK. Family help each other out and neighbours are just 'nice and pleasant' but they don't go out of their way as in UK to do things for each other. Keep it up because a dose of doing something similar daily will do you worlds of good!

Everyone should have a neighbor like you Wolfie! You have a great attitude about life, and you are right about one thing-what comes around goes around. I look out for my neighbors as well, just like everyone in my neighborhood. We all keep an eye on all of the children on the street and can feel free to intervene if someone elses child is getting into trouble. I have an elderly lady living across the street from me and I am always sending one of the kids over with a sweet roll or some other treat for her. My husband often goes over and shovels her walk in the winter or offers to help with some chore she needs done. People are supposed to help each other after all, you never know when you might need some help too.

Hi wolfie34, I believe that the idea of communities of people helping each other and looking out for each other is one important piece that's entirely missing from Capitalist culture, where Greed is Good and Money is the reason for living, and it's every man for themselves. Congratulations on exercising your humanity, in the way that humans are designed to do. We're a herding species, and function most successfully as a community. That's the best way both for individual and collective welfare, meaning the well-being, health and happiness of people in the community (not in the sense of government handouts, which is apparently what the term has come to mean for most people). I see in my neighborhood the indsidious creep of self-centered exclusionary families who don't give a rat's about anyone else. Over the years I've had neighbors who just toss their rubbish over my fence into my garden, and a series of other neighbors who were even worse than that. And this in a supposedly well-to-do neighborhood. At the same time, I have several other neighbors who are the nicest people, which among other things goes to show just how bad those other people really are. Strong, vibrant, healthy, prosperous and enduring communities are built on collective inclusion, acceptance and support for their members, and a society structured on numerous such community units will outlast any society founded on the culture of greed. What's more, the members of real communities are far happier and more welcoming than the begrudging disposition typically encountered in the urban bastions of capitalism. I don't know enough to comment on other extremes, eg, like communist or totalitarian societies. It might all depend on the underlying cultures that have been enveloped by the larger political and economic paradigms. But what you did is consistent with the best traditions of communal English culture. Keep it up, and you'll go far.

I have always looked out for our neighbors. Although I don't' really think hey would all do the same for us. I feel like that is what neighbors should do. There have been several instances when we were threatened for this (when we lived in our old apartment). That's why we moved. I think like you said though that one good turn.

That was really nice of you, there arent that many nice people left in the world any more. We try to help each out on our street, but when we lived in the uk we wouldnt even glance at each other. People are scared to get to know each other and how many of us can honestly say they even know who their neighbours are. Anyway good for you big pat on the back.

Some people might not be happy that they are a Chinese, or they are said is a Chinese or like a Chinese people. I know the reasons but I would say that you are a Chinese because your action is real a Chinese people will do. So you know some are not REAL Chinese even they have Chinese face. lol This is not offensive but kudos to you, think you understand. :)

A couple of years ago I prevented my neighbour's murder by running into his apartment at 3 AM and pulling him away from a man who was holding him at knife point. A lot of people think I was out of my friggen mind, but had I not done that he would have been killed. Even though we live right behind the police station, it was happening so fast, there's no way the cops would have gotten there in time.

That was so nice of you. Im sure she was thrilled. I dont know my neighbors we have only been here about 6months and they are not real close to us. We have alot of ground here. Which I like. So now I can yell as loud as I wont at the hubby!hahahah Someday you will repaid for your good deeds.xxx

Our neighbors are mostly just a few years over my age. so we do not have elderly neighbors. But if we do, i wouldnt mind to help them if needed. I would love to help her out even ran errands for her. a market is just near our place so it wont bother me much too. :)

I just checked on my across the hall neighboe today, as I hadn't seen her in a while and she's disabled. She's fine, I'm happy to say. My new upstair neighbor just helped me pick up my cell phone and remote when I dropped the both and no one was here.

I don't mean to sound... however it comes off but I don't even know my neighbors names much less look after them. I keep to myself as does my wife and we expect our neighbors to do the same. For the most part we are in a retirement community (isn't all of Florida) and at 35 I really don't want to be hanging around with retirees. I'm not being rude (at least I don't think so) I just am happy with our situation. And the one opportunity I did get to speak with my neighbors they were happy with it as well... thanking us for being so quiet and all that. Thanks Zelo

I love the Elderly as I never had a grandmother and always used to look out for my neighbours, even now at my Parent's place we have great relations with our neighbours and always look out for each other which I think is great and it should be done by instinct.I mean what does love thy neighbour stand for if we don't live by it?

The world needs more people like you. Bless your heart! I recently moved to take care of my dad who has dementia. If it weren't for the help of my neighbors, I don't know what I'd do. My dad could get violent and combative at times, or he'd wander outside. My neighbors stepped in and helped without my having to ask for help. I am blessed for that. And when the time comes, I will certainly help one of my neighbors.

that's very sweet of you, wolfie. Unfortunately i live in a high rise apartment and my neighbours seldom appear. I hardly see them and of course it doesn't help that there is no one living in the apartment right next to mine. I have seen the occupants once or twice in the past 6 months, and that's only because they come back to get their mail. they told us that they actually have another home nearby.

well that is great!! i admire you for that..offering help when somebody need one without compensation..i seldom see or hear that kind of good deed..and youre right its a kind also of exercise ..and the boredom will not set in..since you are busy..and the feeling of helping others..cannot be described ..you know what i mean...

Good for you......I became disabled 4 years ago and last week my neighbor and her new husband came and replaced my dirty broken venetian blinds.I was so grateful!!!!! Your mum should be very proud of you; she raised you well!!!

That is very nice of you. I don't have any elderly people that live here but I did when I was living at the other place. I liked to help him and he always had nice stories to share. I would look in on him to make sure he was alright. It is nice to help neighbors out. Years ago it was a given that your neighbors would help out.

When my neighbor's dad lived with him, I would always pop over to make sure he was ok. He was in his 80's, wheelchair bound, and suffering from Ahlzeimer's. I would just make sure everything was okay because sometimes he would set the alarm off and the paramedics would be summoned. His son told me it was his bright spot in his day. It makes you feel good to do these small things because one day we might be in the position and would love for someone to stop by to chat, lend a hand, etc.

My husband and I do look after our neighbors just as they do with us. I haven't had a story lately to be able to state on here, but we're all here for each other.

GOOD!i think it's good for us to help some people,especial the people who cann't do the common things by theirselves..in my country ,there are so many older people,they cann't take care of theirselves .worse more,their son or daughter cann't stay behind them .They must go out for earnning money .