love thy neighbour.......

I guess for me, it would depend hon how close I was to this neighbor. If I saw him every day at around the same time letting the dog out or watering the lawn, if we said "HI" to each other every day, I would have been knocking on the door after several days and then contacting the police just to be safe. BUT...if it was a person that I didn't see but here and there every blue moon, then I probably would not be too concerned. Where was this man's family? Does he not have anyone who checks in on him? That poor soul.

I read this, as well, and thought how very sad. In my neighborhood we're not close but stop and chat if we're out and about, walking by or doing yard work. Winter time here is difficult to keep track of neighbors as we're not out much, except getting into vehicles to shop or go to work. A couple of years ago, I was away for 3 months and my son had a few friends in. My neighbor got in touch with my other son to ask if I was here and mention about the friends over. They were not making nusiances of themselves, he just wanted to check. We appreciated that and it's nice to know that we do keep out a watch for each other. This is a small city in a farming district, so maybe that has a bearing on it. Possibly in larger cities people are a little more distant.