Neighbors

Who is thy neighbor...

The world is parched and dry for want of love.
Who is thy neighbor?

There is a child on most playgrounds whom no one will play with. 
There are always other children who will make this child a target for
teasing and other acts of cruelty.

There are people in the world whom no one will interact with. 
These become targets for people who will kick, maim, cheat and even kill.

There are dogs people consider too worthless to own, or even pet.
These become targets for kicking and killing, the venting of
hatred and petty frustrations.

After a while the child who isn't played with ceases to
expect anyone to play with him or her.
People who are excluded from the good things of life,
eventually expect to be excluded.
Dogs who are kicked, expect kicks.

Those subjected to these sort of experiences tend to become anti-social.

Some will voluntarily take their own lives to save others the inconvenience.
Some will lash out, becoming predators to escape being prey.
Some will exclude themselves from contact with others.

They are the unloved of the world.  They are the unwanted.
Their hearts die inside them.  Without a heart, who can live?

They believe only that no one loves them.
They also believe that no one can love them.
Who can blame them?
They have no reason to believe otherwise.

Who is thy neighbor?

Everyone.
Even the loners, the misfits, the cast-offs and the strays.