GOOD NEIGHBOR

What makes a good neighbor?

Not walls of partition but

works of compassion,

Not fence of great heights but

friendship with gratitude,

As we live in charity, love and

compassion towards one another.

However our world is not so.

Hate in the neighborhood spreads

like wildfire,

Brother against brother on

things that matter less,

Men against women because

of superiority claim,

Nation against nation just

because of the mondanes

we literally make the would

a war zone,

and fellow humans the spoil thereby.

How then can we adopt

good neighborhood,

We cannot give hatred and

expect love,

We make good neighbor by

selfless service,

No preference, no prejudice

we see all as one,

In humility we share,

in patience we cope,

bearing in mind our

differences in thought,

belief, ideology and philosophy,

We make tolerance our

choicest gospel,

We love without dissimulation,

In the spirit of egalitarianism

we treat every one equally,

Preferring one another.

Giving to hospitality and generosity,

Not taking advantage of

the less privileged at the

corridor of exploitation,

Adopting choice of words

that heals the hearts of the

hearers, not the ones that

stears up revolt and contention,

A lifestyle of honesty and

transparency in

communal matters,

Then our local and global

neighbors will reciprocate

in peaceful accord.

Arrogance and egocentrism

will be put jailed in the

prison of forgetfulness,

And the corners of our world

will know peace.