When I was growing up, my parents taught me values, manners and treating people with dignity and respect. I admit I am not a saint, nor have I ever claimed to be. I know everyone stumbles from time to time to keep their values in tact but if there is one thing I CAN NOT STAND, it is people who are rude. Here's a few examples...you go to the movies and people have no choice but to crawl over you. Okay, so not their fault, but would it kill them to say excuse me, or pardon me? Apparently. When you're walking in a door, would it kill someone to wait a couple more seconds to hold the door open for someone, or if someone is holding the door open would it kill someone to say thank you for the polite gesture. Apparently. When you're driving down the freeway and you knowingly speed up when you see a blinker on a car no one will let over, would it kill you to let them in? On the flip side of that, when someone let's you in, would it kill you to give them a hand wave to thank them??
What the hell is the matter with people nowadays? Are we so consumed in our everyday lives that we forget how to be polite? I didn't realize someone was behind me today and I almost let the door go, but immediately swung around to hold it open. They thanked me, but the look of shock on their faces made me realize that it doesn't happen to them often. Doing something polite takes no more than a minute or less of our time, but people don't seem to have that to spare anymore do they? It's not just the teenagers either, it's adults as well, so people shouldn't be pointing at the younger generation. Rude behavior is learned for the most part. Children emulate what they see their parents do. Not all of the time, but most of the time.
As many of you who know me can attest to, I have begun speaking up. Whether people hear me or not is another question, but I try to be loud enough. I admit it's not the best approach, but I am beyond frustrated. For example, I was right behind someone walking through the door the other day and they couldn't wait, literally, three more seconds, so I said "thank you" in a nice audible sarcastic voice...to my joy, they had to share an elevator with me. Speaking of elevators, I love it when you're close and people make eye contact with you, but let it shut in your face. nice people. I know I should just live with it, but if I just live with it or don't say something will they ever learn? I hope that at least one or two people catch what I am saying and at least think about it. How hard is it to be kind to our fellow man? Apparently too hard nowadays.
For those with manners, keep it up. For those who have no manners, I hope they never need a strangers help and if they do, well I hope the stranger passing them, isn't just like them.
off my soap box now...grrr.
1 comment:
kudos, my sistah!!! rudeness is one of my pet peeves, and i applaude you for standing up for manners! maybe your comments will cause people to realize how rude they are being. the world would be a much nicer place is we would all just use a little common courtesy!
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