I’m 80 years old and have a really nice story about my next-door neighbor who is a really good Christian and has done some wonderful favors for me, including helping me remove the body of my late Great Dane who died in my living room. To put some background to this I am a long run carrier, always keeping a loaded weapon in my car and another loaded one in the house.
Shortly after my neighbor moved in he had a large tree removed from his property. In the course of this his tree contractor parked one of its vehicles on my property without getting my permission. I was a bit ticked about this, but kept my mouth shut and didn’t make any complaints. Thereafter I got to be meet my neighbor and he did me one or two unnecessary but very nice favors. Since then we have gotten along really well and I give him a very nice Christmas present that works with his family as well as him. This shows how a little bit of tolerance about things like tree trimming can you get you a great deal more than anger, especially anger and threats backed up by a firearm that should not be carried under such circumstances.
“This shows how a little bit of tolerance about things like tree trimming”
Yup.
The concept is “pay it forward”.
You always want to do that with neighbors—you do the good deed first without announcing it or asking for credit.
The good deed can include not complaining when you are well within your rights to complain.
In most cases you will be rewarded many times over...