Today while walking into the gym a very nice gentleman looked behind him as he was walking inside. He had seen me, stopped, stepped back and opened the door for me. I politely thanked him, I personally find this completely fantastic when men do this, and he replied, "Yes, ma'am, my Momma raised me right"
I smiled and laughed, "Yes! She most certainly did."
It has forever warmed my heart when a door is opened for me. I don't know why this makes me feel so good, but it does and truly always has given me a good feeling. In the south it is something which happens more often here than in other areas of the country. It doesn't mean it does not happen, but it is certainly most prevalent here. As I walked to the women's locker room I thought to myself, how does one even teach that to a child? Imagine how incredibly effective it is to implement such politeness in a person that they as an adult carry on the consideration?
I try to be aware of my consideration towards others. I'm not always successful, especially if I am having a bad day. Yet, I find it to be enduring and interesting how important it is to maintain a level of courtesy to another. Something as simple as manners are incredibly important. Sadly for many it is often neglected and overlooked. I think our manners and how we treat others represents us as a culture as well as a country. It is incredibly important to implement manners within our families and households so we can represent ourselves well. Not only that, it is important to treat those around us with a level of consideration and care. Manners are more important than what I think some people realize and unfortunately, they often get easily pushed to the side. Hopefully you were raised in a household which manners were important and implemented. More than that, I hope it is taken beyond the four walls of your home. As a simple, "thank you" "you're welcome" "excuse me" and the ability to apologize can go a long way.
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