BEAUTY of life...is in every corner...my neighbour on the right side

Each morning when I woke up, I went for a run (when I was not in lockdown). My neighbour on the right side of my house – a skinny lady at the age of 70 - woke up and did some stretching.

She looked at me, I looked at her as we both often went out of house at the same time. Her serious face persuaded me not to smile at her although it was my very nature to do so…

Time went by, I even forgot about it – to smile and say hi, I just focused on going for a run. It became normal for us to not greet each other when seeing each other.

We went into lockdown in recent time, for more than 1 month in Vietnam. I only could do exercise inside my house. I opened the door each day to welcome the fresh air for my in-house exercise, and she also opened her door to stretch in the morning.

One day, she walked by my door and smiled, ”In-house exercise can also be good,” she said, to my surprise.

We started smiling and saying hi to each other since that day. Each morning, I opened the door, I smiled and said hi to her. Each day, she opened the door, she smiled and said hi to me. Sometimes we just simply smiled.

It is my beautiful neighbour on the right side of my house.

It is our human nature, wanting to connect and willing to connect despite situations. Beauty happens in every corner of life, can start with a smile…to a stranger next door…