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Are you worried too much about neighborhood issues?

Are you overthinking it?
I bought the building 2 years ago, and the garden is adjacent and only the low fence is at the same construction and sales company
At first, the kid's ball that came to play next to me overcame the fence, and there were a few times when the child went into the garden without permission, and I didn't like that, and at first the wife next door smiled and felt sorry
It happened so many times, and one day my husband told me to stop it a little bit harder, huh? I feel like I'm going backwards
I was surprised, but I think it gave me a sense of fear from my husband to the wife next door
The person next door has been BBQ many times, and I asked them to keep a low posture on the other day, saying it would be helpful if they told me in advance the next time we had a BBQ (I put up with it because there was a lot of cigarettes and smoke and the building was sold, but I thought it would be fine if I asked)
Later, that wife took her husband and said, “Are you only talking to my house!?” and protested with emotion
I thought it made you uncomfortable and apologized
It was a 15 minute protest, but even though I felt uneasy, it ended for now
A few days later, when I walked out the front door, the wife next door happened to say “just right,” so why do I have to complain about the BBQ!? I unilaterally hit that anger for about 20 minutes, and I apologized out of fear, but that excitement didn't stop
I'll finish it for now... but the tremors in my hands haven't subsided
I told the above because it was built and sold by the same company, and I told the dealer that it was scary
If the dealer goes to listen to the story next to you at a later date
I was told not to have a BBQ at my house! I've been saying that all the time... the dealer somehow ended the story
There was an oil-adhering saran wrap in my garden at a later date, and it was unnatural that the plastic wrap seemed heavy with oil... it disappeared after 2 to 3 days
Even when the contractor who put up the fence at my house came, the voice of the dealer was loud, and it was like kicking the wall next door at that time! The sound...
I'm so scared that I'm emotional and don't know what to do when my neighbor breaks up
But greetings are minimal manners, so say hello when you meet. Neighbors were unfriendly replies or ignorance
There was nothing other than ignoring it in particular, but the lid of the storage cabinet placed in the garden came off the other day, fell in a strange place, and it was made so that it would go next door in the direction of opening when the lid caught in the wind, and if it came off by the wind, I wonder if the house next door threw it into my house...
The dog next door is loud, and they make a lot of crazy sounds when they release it in the garden, and even though it's a short time, I don't want to feel next to it, and I don't like it in that sense either
I'm wondering if I should turn on a security camera because I'm afraid I won't know what to do when the next one is cut
Is that overkill? Am I being too scared from an objective point of view? too suspicious?
Or is it weird next door?
I don't know if I'm thinking too much... please answer

4 Zen Responses

Let's talk to the Neighborhood Association/Neighborhood Association

I read it.
That made me feel really bad, and I think you're still feeling very scared. I understand your feelings from the bottom of my heart.
Even in neighboring neighborhoods, there are people who don't have that kind of consideration for the people around them. That's because there are quite a few people who do selfish things and cause trouble to their surroundings.

After all, try consulting with local associations, community associations, etc., and ask your neighbors to take good care of the people around you and talk to them so that they follow the rules.
If they rush in, I think it's okay to call 110 and have police officers respond.

There have been so many problems like that lately.
Let's pay close attention to those people and try to live a safe and peaceful life with everyone in the neighborhood.

Make the inside of your home cozy, enhance your outside activities, and expand your place of peace of mind.

If it's a condition that the house is adjacent, you'll be careful about dealing with your neighbors, right?

For neighbors, it probably feels like a “detail.” So, the only argument on your side can be thought of as “they are bothersome complaints one by one.”
Also, I think you have become sensitive to your neighbors after receiving protests where you were threatened several times.

Certainly, they don't want to be invaded into the premises, even if they are children, and when people gather and make noise, such as the barbecue is smelly, I don't think they will calm down, wondering if they are bothered or talked about us.

However, there is probably a reason for the intrusion of children, and barbecues are private pleasures, and it makes you think that you have to take care of your neighbors until you, your neighbor, tell them your schedule (trouble every detail), and I think your actions will irritate your neighbors.

It's hard to say it's a major nuisance, and traders, local governments, and police won't act.

No matter where you live, I think you have to get along well. Rather than getting nervous, let's expand the place where you can feel safe by making the inside of the house cozy, enhancing activities, interaction, work, etc. outside.

Otherwise, you'll be bothered the whole time. Let's have peace of mind and a feeling of being able to relax.

Security cameras are overkill

If a family that has lived in an apartment until now acquires a detached house with a garden, it may be natural for them to want to let their children play ball or have a BBQ in the garden.
There are times when balls fly into your yard and smoke and smells can creep into your yard and make you sick of it.
It's something to think about if it continues every day, but if it's about once a week at most, let's take a good look at this place.
It's common for something you do casually to be a nuisance to your partner.
There are times when the positions of yourself and your partner change.
In other words, it's each other.
If you have a tough attitude, your neighbors will also harden their attitude.
Conversely, if you treat them with a generous attitude, there is no doubt that your neighbors will also change their attitude.
Let's think carefully about which one is better.

PostScript
I read the thank-you sentence.
To be honest, I was surprised by the story about people wondering whether to turn on a security camera, but I was relieved to know that you are actually an introspective person with good sense.
Having a miscarriage seems to have been a huge shock for you and your husband, and I sincerely express my condolences.
It's great that you continue to meditate on Vipassana.
The question is whether excessive defense by the voice of the ego is an illusion, but psychologically speaking, it is an automatic thought (thought or image that automatically and instantaneously comes to mind in a specific situation or situation) influenced by a schema (framework) based on your past experiences and memories, and it is an incorrect perception (not all automatic thoughts are errors).
Misperception is a psychological phenomenon that can happen to anyone.
Also, by firmly building up the observing self and broadening that field of view, meditation corrects erroneous cognition and stops the occurrence of continuing emotions and actions.
The Buddha attained enlightenment through meditation.
I definitely recommend continuing to do it from now on (I also do zazen every morning).

Not even my own body is my own

In Buddhism, they say selflessness, and they explain that the existence of oneself is nothing more than a conceptual illusion, and that one's own possessions are nothing more than a conceptual illusion.
We can't even move our bodies the way we want (spilling coins out of our hands, hitting our feet against furniture).
Even my own garden isn't actually my own from the Buddha's point of view.
Why did the Buddha (Buddha) teach such teachings?
This is because the obsession (sense of territory) of “mine, my garden” causes trouble, suffering, and stress for myself and others.
The mind of enlightenment that lets go of obsession (sense of territory), such as “there's nothing wrong with a child getting a ball” and “it doesn't matter how much the sound or smell of a barbecue is the mind of the Buddha's wisdom that reduces stress.”
Also, a heart that cares for others and does not hate others becomes the Buddha's heart of mercy.
It would be nice if you could live with a gentle Buddha expression while being aware of wisdom (not bothering) and mercy (forgiving without hating).
appending
It's wonderful that Vipassana is being practiced.
The law (what I thought in my head) is selflessness (something like an illusion).
Even with factual thinking, it can be said that it is a story processed by a director called Ego.
For now, if you repeat similar or close thoughts in the same information, there is a possibility that your emotions and mood (physical condition) will be disturbed, so why not think “if you worry for 10 minutes or worry for 10 hours, it's better to finish in 10 minutes so you won't get tired.”