Manners
What’s happened to people’s manners? Have rudeness and coarseness become the norm these days? I held the door for a man and a woman coming into the building today. They both had their hands full–coffees, laptops, purse; all their junk. They seemed amazed that I did that for them. Not that I’m some kind of hero or something. I don’t need a medal. It’s just common courtesy, right? They thanked me. Made me feel good too.
But you see bad manners, rude behavior, obscene gestures all over the place. Discourteous drivers, surly clerks, loud cel phone talkers, and countless other people acting in ways that show disrespect for others. And what about all the political mudslinging and name calling? We shouldn’t even go there I guess.
I don’t know why things are so uncivil, but I think we need to get back to being courteous and considerate of one another. “Pay it forward.” You don’t really even have to go out of your way to be nice. It only takes a second to hold the door for someone. It takes less than a second to say please and thank you to somebody. Please, let’s try to be nice? Thanks.
“A man’s manners are a mirror in which he shows his portrait.”— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe