Community spirit is dead – one in six of us do not know the name of our neighbor

#communityspirit #sharethewarmth #pregnantlady #elderly A study carried out by the Home Heat Helpline for its ‘Share the Warmth’ campaign has concluded that the milk of human kindness is not readily seen in today’s society and one in six of us do not have any idea of our neighbor’s first name – this has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 22 February 2015.
This has been revealed in the study which showed that even though nearly 94 per cent of us claim that we are ‘giving’ people, 16 per cent do not know their neighbor’s name. Moreover, nearly a quarter (23 per cent) have admitted that they have never performed any ‘random act of kindness’.
Some of these acts are allowing someone to go ahead of us in a queue - 51 per cent have said that they have done that. To add to the list - more than a quarter admitted that they would not trust a neighbor to look after their home while away and only 22 per cent said they had ever given up their seat on public transport to a pregnant woman or an elderly person.
Some more shockers – nearly fifty percent of those questioned said they did not feel part of a community, and 35 per cent admitted that they have not giving anything back to their local area.