tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575091289642272420.post5739489028302588939..comments2024-03-13T19:10:53.441-04:00Comments on paravanes:meditations: The Dunbar Village Case: Who Is My Neighbor?Deborah Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08356558964613496230noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575091289642272420.post-34307361082250374302009-09-01T10:54:40.080-04:002009-09-01T10:54:40.080-04:00Thanks for your comments, Meetta.
The reason I as...Thanks for your comments, Meetta.<br /><br />The reason I asked the questions at the end of the post--Who is my neighbor? To whom am I a neighbor--is because the answers to these questions determine community. More than money, beautiful buildings, lovely landscaping, great retail...more than anything, community is determined by our relationships with the people around us.<br /><br />That is where the true value of life is found. That is where the true pain of emptiness is felt.Deborah Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08356558964613496230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575091289642272420.post-19559835350998602702009-09-01T07:22:41.228-04:002009-09-01T07:22:41.228-04:00Deb,
I had heard of this case and thought that i...Deb, <br /><br />I had heard of this case and thought that it was some horrid basis for some horrid movie. I could not believe it then. I DID NOT WANT TO believe it then!<br />As a single woman, a mother myself, having spent many years with it just being me and my son living together...This story really proved to be quite scary. It was too close to home.<br /><br />But you know, you do have a point, several points. People, many people don't want to get involved. They are cowardice. It is safe and true to say that many people are immune to violence even the most heinous of acts. This was in comprehensible to me. <br /><br />When you look at our society, the lack of proper child rearing, parental responsibility, lack or loss or misuse of common sense. Lack of morals and integrity. Disrespect or disregard for sound spiritual guidance. All that mixed in with what we are watching as "entertainment", murders, rapes, child molestations, killings and many other heinous acts, it's no wonder why people act the way they act. While it is true that television is not "making" people commit such acts, IT DOES introduce a lot of ideas that have proven to contribute to this kind of behavior. <br /><br />NEIGHBORS... I have wondered many times about mine. Some neighbors themselves, gave me cause to wonder. Society gave me the other reason.meettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04515028059515818015noreply@blogger.com