THE WALL

So you are upset with your neighbor.  You tell your neighbor that you are going to build a new fence, in this case a wall. The wall is going to be all encompassing and taller than before. You feel that this wall is needed. The thing of interest here is; you tell your neighbor that he is going to pay for your wall. Does that make sense? It's your wall.


The truth of the matter is, that which concerns you about the wall has diminished. The problems you are obsessing about are decade(s) old. The danger you are foreseeing has been lessened by you and your neighbor. So now, you want to build the wall anyway and have your neighbor pay for it. Your neighbor tells you no. They basically tell you to go jump off a wall.


You tell your neighbor they will pay for it one way or another. You use to let your neighbor allow guest at their parties to park in your yard. You now say no. You use to keep an eye on your neighbors property when they were out of town. You now say no. Your neighbor use to lend you their tools, lawnmower and also keep an eye on your property when you were out of town. They now say no. You are both now at a stand-off. The cost for everyone goes up. The end result is, nobody wins. Where to now?