Factors for peaceful living in neighborhoods

3 months ago

I do occasionally wonder to myself, is it possible to live somewhere with no neighbors? Without a doubt, no, with the exception of people who reside in a desert where nobody else would want to live or people who are the only humans still alive on an island. Since it is impossible to live alone anywhere, every neighborhood has its share of dos and don'ts. Certain neighborhoods print out their rules and regulations and provide copies to each tenant. The legal enforcement department vigorously defends these policies against rule breakers.

Every neighborhood is supported by rules, especially for those who reside in government reservation areas, also known as GRAs or estates in Nigeria. Using my neighborhood as an example, every night at precisely 11 p.m., a watchman locks up the street entrance. By that time, anyone that wants to come into the street or go outside of the street must be ready to give a convincing description of who such person is and a thorough search will be conducted. With this, people do mind their going out or coming in late because to some, such rule is an embarrassing one for them and to avoid being embarrassed, they won't bother to go out or come in late.

This is applicable in many other neighborhoods too, infact in some, they securities there knew each tenants living in the neighborhood , any stranger coming into the neighborhood for this first time must call whoever is hosting such a stranger, and a proper clarification will be carried out before such person is being allowed to come into the neighborhood.

Aside from the restriction of movements from certain time to time, there are other do's and don'ts of neighborhoods that can promote healthy living among residents. In which among are:-

Respect:- each resident of a neighborhood must respect one another irrespective of their status in the society. Inasmuch as they are all living, in the same neighborhood ,that respect of being a co- residents must be there , this at times do cause rancor in some neighborhoods.

Disturbance:- I will say disturbance is part of the do's and don'ts of some neighborhoods , in some, it is strictly noted in their rules that no resident should play music aloud to the extent of disturbing the peace of his or her co -residents which I think it is so appropriate. For someone like me who loves silence and peaceful environment , I will surely adhere to this and if anyone trespass I wouldn't like it but some people are just naturally not lover of peace.

Relationship with animals:- where I live presently, I was told not to rear or take any animal in as pet which was against my intention because I love dogs. I love having dogs as pets, I had in mind to get an eskimo, maltese, or lhasa apso as a pet but that was overruled because my neighbors don't like dogs. I had to respect their decisions because they've being in their apartment for years before me, I was the last tenant or resident as at that time.

Care of properties:- this is another factor that is being considered in many neighborhoods, especially in a residential area where each house doesn't have a gate, although it happened in some that has gate too. An individual would love to pack his or her car in front of his or her apartment which might not be convenient for the other neighbors. Taking for an example , a person who has two cars, how is it possible to park the two cars in front of his or her apartment. These do cause problems and complaints in some neighborhoods where residents complains of neighbors parking their cars in their spaces. In some neighborhoods, a car is allowed per resident, I've seen such before while still living at Abuja. Just for peaceful co existence, the neighborhood law states that each occupants of any apartment should own just a car.

Care of the surrounding or environment:- this is another factor considered as the one that can either spark a fight or lead to peaceful living and co existence among residents. There are some neighborhoods where occupants live so closely to one another. One of the things that do cause much problems that I have seen is dumping of refuse.

Every year, this is the source of conflict in some neighborhoods because some neighbors will even go so far as to improperly dump trash in front of apartments other than their own. This is the reason why some developed neighborhoods have incinerators available so that every resident can dispose of their waste without bothering the other residents.

All neighborhoods must keep these mentioned factors in check in order for society to function peacefully, and coexisting happily will never be an issue.