Obstacles To Overcome...

It is not easy to speak with people who are antagonistic,
much less win them over to your viewpoint.

When noisy groups of teenagers gathered outside the building where Ron lived,
he took the initiative to befriend them.
He learned their names.
He even helped repair one of their bicycles.
Since then , he has had no more trouble from them.

Take the case of Marjorie,
a single parent with a teenage daughter,
who lives in an apartment sandwiched between noisy neighbors.
The tenants upstairs have no carpet on their floor.
Consequently,
Marjorie finds that noise from the children roller-skateing across the floor,
bouncing a ball, or even jumping off the bed disturbs her.
Additionally , their mother wears high- heeled shoes..

Marjorie made a kindly approach to ask her neighbor to be more quiet,
but the language barrier between them brought frustrations.