think that I have good neighbors.
To have a good neighbor you must be a
good neighbor. I have always tried to get along with people. You have to
treat them as you would have them to treat you. I have never lived where
we had a bad neighbor. Some people cannot get along with anybody, because
they never show themselves as a friend. Some times people think the only
neighbors they have are those who live close to them. We must be a
neighbor to those who have fallen by the wayside. We should be like the
good Samaritan to our neighbor. When one falls we should be able to help
them. I will never forget January of 1985 when my house was burnt down. My neighbors stood with me. I had churches who came to my rescue and helped me. Some times you don't know who your neighbor is. I had one man who came to my rescue. No one would have thought that he would ever give anyone anything. But he gave me an offering. If you treat them well, they will come to your aid. I hope some day that I can help in return. I had a friend that gave me money to get a down payment on my mobile home.
I thank God for good neighbors and friends.
e are in a world where people are everywhere we go on the face of the
Earth. Some of us are different colors, some are tall, some are short and
some have different ideas. But, we are not so different after all. We have
to learn to get along with all people. If we could just get along with
people, there would be no violence or war. The world would be a better
place to live. I think that God wanted it to be perfect, but man changed the
way God wanted it. We should help one another when we are down sick or
don't have food to eat. I think God wants that from us.
y goal is to help someone each day.
etting along with people means giving of yourself, being
friendly to others, showing them that you are a good person, and that
you like doing for others.Getting along is what we need to put a lot of time into because we are affecting someone's life with our thoughts and should try to show them how much you love others.
In one of my jobs there is a lady in a nursing home who played a lot of golf. Now that she is retired, she gets a thrill from being able to talk about it. You can see the joy come from her when she talks about her experiences, the fun that she had, and the people she knew. I hope I can be as loving and as caring when I reach her age.
When you express love and care, you will get a greater reward from other people, because you are expressing what is coming out of your heart rather than what is coming out of your head.
The process of using the head consists of thinking, and the process of using the heart is based on feelings. Using the head and the heart together, you show someone you really care.
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