A 2009 British study found that 96 per cent of people over age 65 knew their neighbour’s names, but only 66 per cent of people under 25 did.

A 2005 StatsCan study that revealed that between 61 per cent of rural residents knew all of their neighbours, but only 16 per cent of those living in major urban centres did.  http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/01/21/the-next-door-neighbour-from-hell/2/

Does that matter anymore?  In the age of social media, high-speed travel and mobility, aren’t we beyond needing physical neighbours?  I know I have remained friends with many of the same people over the last decade, as we’ve each moved an average of 2-3 times in that time.

For many in suburbia, home is a place to sleep and recharge, but little else.

This new series looks at neighbours.  We’ll consider, who are our neighbours in this era?   Do they matter?  Do we need to matter to them?

Question: When have you needed your neighbours?  When have they needed you?

Ryan Sim - June 17, 2013

Monday - A New Idea - The Golden Rule

I'm sure you've seen the posters: Keep Calm and Carry On Have you seen the story of the poster & slogan? Check it out here if you haven't: https://vimeo.com/48907330 It's so popular, they say here, because it's a simple, warm-hearted line to inspire confidence in others in hard times. It's a memorable one-liner, meant to help people get through a war – a time where nothing is familiar, everything changing and dangerous. Life can still be like that – maybe why people love this poster so much. I did a Google search and found all sorts of people offering up their one liner for life. My favourite online life motto: Don't reduce your life to a sentence We'll see tomorrow how Jesus summed up his teaching in the Sermon on the Mount with a one-liner. Question: What is your guiding principle in life?

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