Some good examples of a neighbor would be the person who lives in the house next to yours. It could be someone that sits next to you in class or even the planet thats by ours.
Neighbors create relationships. If you dislike the person that sits next to you your relationship would be ignorant or very despiteful. If you are kindly acquainted with the person who sits next to you your relationship might be a friendly or productive one.
Behind the relationship is an influence. In this case I am going to talk about the United States and Mexico. These two countries are neighbors and have quite a lot of influence upon eachother. Mexico is a beautiful country with all sorts of authentic foods and riches. The United States is a world power with extreme organization and influence upon the world! Together these neighbors enrich eachother with their good traits but also damage eachother with their bad traits.
As I said in a previous blog, I do not believe that Mexico has the greatest bureaucratic system in the world. I do admit though that Mexico does have its ups as well as downs. There is not as much hipocrasy in Mexico. In the US you see clean streets, nice homes and smart government officials that speak all types of big words that persuade the citizens into voting for them. I have always wondered what goes on behind that game face they put on for the public. Quite frankly, when I hear about Bush being involved with the twin towers or Florida cheating for his presidency I don't really agree however I do not disagree. The thing is I am not at all that informed or don't know Bush personally enough to judge him as the criminal. One thing I will say though is that I am almost 100% positive that what goes on behind his game face might be the same filthy trash that most politicians are involved with.
With the previous expression of the United States government I will continue on and say that the US is responsible for a lot of harm towards Mexico. The harm might not be directly towards the country but it is to its people. I do not believe that fairness is being applied into the whole immigration issue with Mexico's citizens. They could at least have come to an agreement by now.
I don't want people to think I am on one side because Mexico has its cons as well. Don't even get me started on their government. I will give Mexico props for its individuals with extreme artistic souls and passion for justice and bravery however, I spit upon the filthy government which "guides" that innocent country. Let me put it this way, if you have money you can pretty much get away with anything. That leaves a granted territory for drug dealers or other rich trash that steals money from the people. I believe that because of these rats Mexico is unable to stand in the glory on which it could stand in a different scenario. Because of this, people are poor and live in dirty colonies under cardboard roofs. Some incredibly hard working people are discriminated and given a salary that doesn't compare even a little to the quality work they gave. Immigrants are on a desperate run for the better life of the US and are dying in desperation that they cross vast desserts of extreme heat just to get a couple of extra cents for their labor.
Though a border separates the two, influences find a way around or through. Drugs are imported from countries outside the US and people are turned away at the gate its gates. These countries fail to help eachother like a neighbor should. It brakes my heart to say that the world is not very stable at this time however, the drive that makes me go is the bright candle that is lit inside my heart. There are people out there that fight for a better country, for a better life. There are civilians that know things are wrong but are too afraid to speak up because the people with power have money and can send a hit man to kill all of their family if they make a single unwanted move. If only everyone helped eachother as neighbors and together overthrew these filthy rats, then I would be telling another story. These two countries have yet a long road to walk if they want to become true neighbors and unfortunately, at the rate their going it'll be a while before they get there.
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I absolutely love your analogy that you developed in this post -- countries as "neighbors" and exploring what that means.
Beautiful introduction and conclusion. Really great thoughts, Robert.
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