In this day and age of GPS, cameras on every corner, and the neighborhood watch it seems that no matter what we do there is someone there watching what we do and how we do it. In my mind that generally is not a problem, as we as good people try and blend with society and it norms, but there is a disturbing trend of people who just can’t seem to mind their own business. It can range from the simple neighborhood busybody who likes to peep out of her curtains or the local homeowner chairman demanding their rights to measure the depth of your grass and see the color of your child’s bedroom paint. Unfortunately, no matter where you believe we are on the spectrum of nosy neighbors, it just seems to be getting worse as this nation grows. Thus the question has arisen, are we truly “our brother’s keepers” and if so, what rights and responsibilities do we have as such?
First, there is no question in my mind that as members of a healthy society we do have a responsibility to be aware of our own actions and to an extent those of our fellow members of society. All societies if they are going to survive must have some sort of control mechanism if they are to remain healthy and survive more than a short period of time. Call it the human need to socialize or even the desire to be part of something greater, even the most repulsive of our society has that innate desire at some level. That brings us to the question of to what extent does this mechanism need to permeate our society to be effective? In other words, do we bear the responsibility to simply keep others from deviating from the norm or do we allow them to do what ever they wish?(read more here)
Redgage Picture of the day----dusted yellow flower
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