When strangers start acting like neighbors... communities are reinvigorated.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- When individuals treat strangers with the care usually reserved for neighbors, community bonds strengthen.
- In plain terms
- Treating strangers like neighbors makes communities stronger.
- What can you take from it?
- Build community by helping people you do not know.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you currently treat strangers?
- What would your neighborhood look like if everyone acted this way?
Another view
It requires time and effort to build these connections consistently.
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