Neighbourology, Mutuality, Friendship

Abstract

In our world today the issue of who is your neighbour seems to become more important than ever. especially in the light of the confrontations that seem to become more numerous and also more violent in nature. People who have lived in relative peace with each other in previous years now find themselves exposed to unexpected clashes with people in their neighbourhood for a number of reasons that they did not experience earlier. Muslims in Indonesia are killing Christians. Hindus in India are killing Muslims and Christians, the confrontations in the Middle East and Egypt are escalating. Wherever you turn you find that it is hard to find the same confidence and trust between neighbours as we used to know it in our local communities.