Discussion»Questions»Life and Society» "Please" and "Thank You". Magic words. Obsolete. Respect for your elders. Obsolete. Displaying good manners/being polite. Obsolete. WHY?
Good question! To be honest with you? I haven't a clue what happened to manners. They were drilled into me as a kid and I still use them all of the time but I sure have seen some of the rudest people over the last ten years ago. They sure aren't obsolete to me!
I'm thinking only those of us "of a certain age" remember and reflect and continue to employ them in our daily lives. We grew up learning those things automatically. And using them because we had no other choice. These days most or many folks don't give a rat's a** about being polite. They let you know it. Loud and clear. It is not one of my favorite things about our present-day society. SIGH. Thank you for your reply Rooster and the compliment and Happy Wednesday m'dear! :)
Right. Human beings are farther apart than ever. They relate to inanimate things/mechanical things/electronic things. And when they fail you'd think the world just blew up. SIGH. I do miss the good old days my friend. When people actually talked face-to-face and things made sense. I wonder if they will ever come our way again? :(
Even if we live to be very old my friend? Is there an "average" length of time between pendulum swings? I'm gonna ask that question Rooster. You saw it first! :)
Me too. But we're tough right Rooster? When things get tough the tough get going. Anyway it doesn't matter what others do. All we gotta do is be true to ourselves. It's just easier! :)
((hugs)) Thank you for restoring a tiny flicker of hope to me from your corner of the world my friend. I am so happy to learn that you are passing on what we ALL used to learn from our parents. I wonder how many more of you are out there? Happy Wednesday Ele! GOOD JOB! :):):)
"Please", "thank you", and "excuse me" are standard procedure. I show respect to most by default and until they prove unworthy, but being elder is not in and of itself worthy. JMHO
You see no value in respecting your elders. It was automatic in days gone by. We never asked if they were "worthy". Age itself was the ONLY basis. An old person was thought to have more wisdom since he/she had lived longer and experienced more. How true that was or is I don't know. But it didn't matter. We were not the deciders nor did we judge. We left that to our elders whom we respected because they were our elders. We just followed the guidance of our parents whom we respected because they were older. We followed the guidance of our teachers whom we respected because they were older. We didn't question it. We accepted it. That was then. That was just the way it was. You and those who feel as you do are now. Different strokes. Things change. Thank you for your reply B and Happy Wednesday to thee.
Okay Rosie, I know an elderly addict. Do you automatically give addicts respect, Rosie? Should I, based simply upon his age? Shouldn't substance come into it? Or is it simply surviving that determines one's eligibility for respect per "Rosie's mandate"?
I have no wish to engage in this level of discourse Bozette. There is nothing for me here. All you want to do is attack my point. You don't want to explore it. You are grilling me as if I am a suspect and you are the authority. So no thank you. I did my best to reach you. I clearly failed.
Benedict Arnold 