NEIGHBOURLINESS
A Man Called Otto tells the story of Otto (played by Tom Hanks), a 63-year-old widower, wallowing in grief and scoffing at neighbours who don’t sort their garbage. He no longer sees purpose in his life following the death of his wife.
He insulates himself from the people and plots to die by suicide until his plans are interrupted when a lively young family moves in next door. Marisol challenges him to see life differently, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world around.
A heart-warming story about love, loss, and life, it highlights the importance of community and a shared sense of belonging that forces Otto to continue living. It is a lesson in how to bring back neighbourliness into our lives.
In an interdependent world, our quest for independence reduces our circle to just immediate family. But there is the larger family that is our neighbourhood. When communities bond together, they are there for each other in good and bad times.
It is not in our hands to choose our neighbours. But it is our choice to connect with them. Neighbourliness is the approach of being friendly or helpful to your neighbours. It leads to a kinship that becomes just the support system that all of us need.
To escape the predicament of the isolation stress
Choose the actions of responsive neighbourliness!
- Pravin K Sabnis
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