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Apr 14, 2009
"There is an idea abroad among moral people that they should make their neighbors good. One person I have to make good: myself. But my duty to my neighbor is much more nearly expressed by saying that I have to make him happy -- if I may." --Robert Louis Stevenson
The Art of Being A Good Neighbor
Eve Birch used to believe in the American dream that meant a job, a mortgage, cable, credit, warranties and success. One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell apart, leaving her homeless with her truck and $56. She found an abandoned shack to fix up and call home. As she rebuilt her life, she also began learning the art of being a neighbor from the locals. Read her first-person account on NPR of how she is now passing on the kindness shown to her.
BE THE CHANGE
Make a neighbor happy today. Surprise them with a gift of flowers, food, a mowed lawn or a visit.
