Good Manners Are Not Obsolete?
Catherine Zeta Jones
kids says her kids are well mannered because she gives them stars on a chart in
the kitchen for good behavior. It is of the utmost importance to her and she
works hard on not only their performance at school but also good manners. They
get stars and stickers for being polite and kind and doing chores and being
helpful. When they have enough stars they go to a store and pick something out
within the budget she sets aside. This sets me thinking about politeness. Is it
obsolete and forgotten in the rush and bustle of today?
I look around me, and
even within me and see a great paucity of taking out the time to ask about
people, spending a few minutes in conversation before ‘getting to the point’
and ‘cutting to the chase’. The rush and hurry is all consuming in a
performance oriented competitive world, but trust me, politeness and care
count.
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