Toefl independent essay #2

The people around us have great influence on our lives. Not only our family and friends are important, but also the people who live near us. Good neighbors are very important to the quality of our lives. In my opinion, the most important quality in a neighbor is that he will be kind and nice. In addition, a good neighbor should help to his neighbors when they need him.

First, a neighbor should be kind to the people who live near him. He should smile to at them and say "good morning" when he sees them. It is not fun to live near a person who does not smile to you. For example, when I lived in Jerusalem three years ago, I had too  two neighbors in my building. One of them was very kind while the other was unkind. Every time I saw the kind neighbor he asked me how I feel felt and make made me feel better. One On the other hand, the unkind neighbor tried to avoid from me, and the meeting with him was unpleasant.

Second, a good neighbor must be able to help his neighbors when it is necessary. All of us need help from time to time, but some of us are not want willing or do not want to help others when they need us. An important quality of a good neighbor is that he agrees to help his neighbors when they need him. For instance, in recent years I live in Tel Aviv. Two months ago I wanted to build a new table, but I lost my hammer. I went to the apartment of my neighbor and asked him to bring me hammer for few minutes to lend me his hammer for few minutes. He refuted  refused to do so. Several days afterwards, the same neighbor had a problem to open opening his door, so he came to my apartment and asked me using  to use my cellophane cellphone and I helped him. If he was kind in the first place, all of us were benefits from it. (here not sure)

In conclusion, good neighbors are very important to our lives. If they are kind and have willingness to help the other people in the neighborhood, the lives of everyone would become better.