Whats Happened to Common Courtesy?
Confucius: “When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war.” Common Courtesy could be defined as: A courteous act A generous behavior Acting politely Behaving with consideration Being kind to others To demonstrate my concern for what has happened to common courtesy, I even found it defined using four letter words. What has happened to common courtesy? A couple of days ago, I was nearly run over in the store by a thirty-year-old mother and her two kids. No apology, no recognition, nothing. Too often these days, this seems to be the prevailing behavior; the general attitude is “Me, me, me”. I’m 74 years old, I still open doors for the elderly, disabled and others. What’s happened to our courtesy and good manners? Why does our society seem so angry? We didn’t used to have: Road rage Work place shootings School shootings Kids beating other kids Parents beating each other and their kids. We used to wave to people on the road. Now, we give them a one fing
