| Manners are more important than simply not repulsing | | | | will be most unpleasant when we hit bottom. Manners |
| the person next to you when you eat. They are a part | | | | are very much a part of our world. It is the gift of |
| of a larger picture. Simply put: Manners keep the world | | | | compassion that we can generously share, regardless |
| civilized. | | | | of wealth. Manners are the heart and soul of the |
| If we stop teaching our children manners, our society | | | | human race. |
| will be in a heap of trouble! Practicing manners leads to | | | | How is the best way to teach manners? |
| caring about others which in turns makes this world a | | | | By example! Of course with young children, words are |
| better place to live. Teaching manners is the front line | | | | required but more often than not, children will use their |
| of kindness. | | | | eyes much more often than their minds. Show them |
| Have you ever had a stranger pick up something you | | | | how good it feels to 'do unto others as you would |
| dropped? They were taught manners which led them | | | | have other do unto you.' Take some fresh baked |
| to be kind to you. Holding the door for the next person, | | | | cookies to the elderly person down the street, |
| giving up your seat in the waiting area of the | | | | remember to say thank you to the waitress who |
| restaurant for an elderly person, helping your neighbors | | | | serves the meal, give the stressed out mom in the |
| search for their lost pet, pitching in when your | | | | grocery store a gentle smile that says you have been |
| coworker is having a bad day, donating to a worthy | | | | there, make a get well card for the friend in the |
| cause, supporting our troops regardless of your | | | | hospital, or cut some fresh flowers for a random |
| position on the war, serving at a food line for the | | | | nursing home. Whatever you do, give some kindness |
| homeless and hungry, forgiving even when we can't | | | | direct from your heart. |
| forget, these are acts of kindness beyond resting the | | | | There is not much difference between acts of |
| napkin on your lap while you eat. | | | | kindness and manners. They are entwined into the |
| Practicing manners is exhibiting kindness. If we | | | | core of humanity. Strengthen the ties that connect us |
| gradually become a world of people who have not | | | | and teach manners by both words and actions. Add to |
| been taught to care about how their actions can make | | | | the glory of the human race. |
| others feel, as a society, we slide down a slope that | | | | |