Manners, Shame and Responsibilty

Manners
Shame
Responsibility

These words seem to have dissapeared from our lexicon-what a terrbile shame!
The same goes for the words:

"Ladies"
"Gentlemen"
Pride
Decency
Duty

There are more that can be listed, but this will do for now.

Now this may seem to point to some harking for the old (and negatively viewed by so many) ways of former times. But no, again we have just thrown the proverbial "baby out with the bath water".

We can have liberated women, but they can still be "ladies", with good manners and dignity, as can a gentleman.
Certainly, a "gentle" man has got to be good!

All words can be viewed negatively and become "taboo" words.
Pride is one such...but why?
Is it not good to be proud of one's achievements, or those of one's family, or community, town, city, or country?
One just shouldn't become arrogant because of it.

Decent-well if everyone isn't, then maybe we daren't say the word.
Is this the case? Does it explain it's disappearance?

Maybe because our children are now saying "I'm good" instead of "I'm well/fine" this is a substitute? Why are we losing the real meaning of the word "good", in this way? We're losing too many words, one way or another.

It has echoes of the recent and enduring educational Mantra - prizes and praises for all. There can then be no losers.
Are these people (who are adovcating this) living in La-La Land?

The only way for a happy and better future is healthy, but "fair", competition.
All else is a recipe for going back to the stone-age, or at least to becoming a "Third World country", or communist!

The concept and use of these words should be brought back, and then we can once again feel shame if we are indecent or have done something bad. And be proud of having a decent and accomplished inner self, family life, community and culture.

Manners
This is just simply consideration and concern for (and/or interest in) others.
Showing concern for others generates good will. Good will makes for good relationships.
How can we be losing our manners? Our humanity, and real care, as opposed to just insincere verbalisation of it.

And it pays dividends. Just to smile at another person can make their day. It is also a medical fact that there's a pay off for the "smiler" as well. Endorphins (pleasure neuro-transmitters) are released when the physical act of moving the muscles of the face when smiling!
It's good for your physical and mental health, not only social cohesion.
A better life is all around us smilers!

Giving thanks (appreciation) to people for work or services they have done, is sadly lacking. It just takes a tiny bit of our time and effort, but again, it pays off- as thanks are usually expressed with a smile!
And this makes that person's work more pleasurable and meaningful, knowing they've pleased someone.

More thanks and appreciation, everyone!

a classless, more united society >

Please realise that this website has been rushed in order to get it "out there" asap...

...some editing is still needed