Our neighbours behind our house had moved out a week ago. Kinda miss them... well.. dun be mistaken.. we did not speak to each other at all.. I had no clue where r they from, what was their background, reason they moved out and blah blah blah. I used to catch a glimpse of their daily activities from my window. Now they were gone.. theres a sudden sense of emptiness whenever I look out of the window.
In fact, I dun know my neighbours living next to us. I dun know anyone living around me. Every morning, we will enage in our own business and by night fall, we will return home,confine ourself, and it leaves no chance to get to know the world. Theres no sense of community of the town. Everyone is like " I care for my own, juz mind ur own business" attitute. Is this phenomenom a normal one?
Guess thats got to do with the heirachy of the society. In urban city, it looks as if one is living in a world of coldness. Everyone is so preoccupied, competing each other to out shine their material status. No one will have time for humanity or even politics. On the other hand, while I was in a rural little town in Malaysia, people are totally opposite. Their friendliness and warmth touches my heart. I never felt like I've ever exist before.
So back to the point, our neighbours are close to us.. but yet so distant and this saddens me sometimes. While the world becomes more and more dehumanised, survival depends on re-inviting your perspective. Perhaps I should make the first move and make friends with our neighbours.
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