Life

Please forgive me for the general title of this post but it’s the best that I came up with.

For sometime, I’ve been dealing with neighbors who live two doors down who blasted their stereo and drank all night. They didn’t seemed too concerned about the young children who were sleep deprived from their actions. The local police helped to some degree for sometime. My neighbors found out that it was me which afterwards I experienced some minor problems.

After stepping back on the situation, I decided to write my neighbors a letter which was delivered through the mail. The first letter I wrote was that I stated I was no longer to be contacting the police for their late night partying which they immediately started up again after receiving it. The second letter mailed the following week was to encourage them to live with purpose and to volunteer to give meaning to their lives. I have volunteered at the Ronald McDonald house and served Thanksgiving dinner plus served at a homeless shelter plus other activities myself.

Since then, the music and late night partying has ended which I believe that they’re trying to determine their path to make a difference. Earlier this week, I decided to write a third letter on encouragement for them to find their way as a group and individually to live with purpose and meaning plus wishing them happy holidays too.

In retrospect, I know that they are being challenged to live a purposeful life which probably has never been part of conversation in their lives previously. I also mentioned that it’s no accident that we’re neighbors and that this part of the unknown. My friend mentioned the book, The Purpose Driven Life, by Rick Warren.

Life is more than earning a paycheck and partying all weekend. Life is meant to live with purpose by helping others who are in need and making a difference no matter the scope and size. Sometimes, it’s helping a friend or a stranger in need. Or a hug and/or a word of encouragement to help someone.

This story will continue with another post. Hopefully, I’ll get to have a conversation with my neighbors soon. I understand that work is difficult and that Friday nights are a good time to have a couple of drinks and relax.

Thank you for your time. May you find your purpose in life. If you have, thank you for making the world a better place.

Leslie Elizabeth David.