Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The Death of Manners
If you look around, you will see a very sad fact. As time goes on, manners have taken a back seat to fast paced lives and success. Now, I don't know about you, but to me that is a crying shame. If you do not believe this, then test my theory. The next time you go to a public place, hold the door for a group of people. You would be lucky if you get one thank you for every five people that walk in. Of course, there are some people out there that defy this logic, and to those people I say, thank you from the bottom of my heart. If more people respected each other and practiced even basic manners, the world would be a much better place. Not only that, but it will help to decrease pain and strife in the world. So people, I beg you, please watch your actions and try to be courteous. When someone helps you, say thank you. If someone offers you something you don’t want, respectfully decline. If we all follow these simple steps, everyone will be much happier. Well, I guess that’s it for now. Thank you for your time.
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I know exactly what you mean. Living in Las Vegas I learned that. Even in a small town like ours people don't have manners. It’s sad that people don't know how to be nice any more. What really sucks is when you do something nice for someone else they think you’re a Pedi file or a stalker. God can't be just do nice things for other people without being called a nasty person?
ReplyDeleteyou know you are right because i was tought that if you do good things for some one you will have good thing come back to you. every time i hold a door for some one i dont get a "thank you"every time.
ReplyDeleteI agree with this big time. Mannors is something that we need more work on in this world. It's really not hard to just say thank you or show your appreciation for the help their giving to you. If people showed their appreciation a lot more I think it would be better because it shows respect and it shows that you have mannors. Things like thank you and your welcome are just the basics, but now its even hard to hear a thank you. Every once in a while you'll here a thank you and be totally shocked because its something we dont hear too much anymore.
ReplyDeleteManners are the lubricant that allows people to live together in peace. When we stop saying please and thank you, we stop thinking about how our lives intersect with others. Unfortunately, this seems to be a symptom of a larger sickness in our culture where people would rather say hateful things and refuse to listen to each other than be reasonable and polite. Personally, I refuse to let go of my manners, no matter how nasty someone else gets with me, but it can be very difficult at times. Perhaps we should start a movement called "Manners Matter" and try to turn things around by teaching the younger students about being polite?!
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