Question

By building a wall between neighbors, what are we "walling in" and what are we "walling out'' ?
FROM THE POEM 'A MENDING WALL'

Answer 1

We are walking in ‘hate’ and differences, and we walking out love, kindness and mutual understanding.

Answer 2

Mending Wall y Robert Frost is a thought provoking poem. The poet is against walls. He wants people to live like brothers and sisters sharing their joys and sorrows.

In the poem he uses these expressions 'walling in' and 'walling out'. 'walling in' means building a wall around our property and possessions to keep them safe. 'Walling out' means depriving ourselves of the privilege of sharing our neighbour's love and care.

Though we build walls around our houses; these walls don't live us live amiably with our neighbours.

God has taught us to love our neighbours like our own selves; yet we separate ourselves from them by constructing walls.