#3 Courteousness

'"The homeless man stops and says, "Thank you very much."'

Isn't it a catch for attention to read a passage discussing the values of men? The reading text entitled, 'No One Stops To Say "Thank You" Anymore' by L.A Wilson really had made a deep sense of morality even in small things. It awakens what it wants to disturb in a particular angle of our character. Isn't it amazing how the author has succeeded in giving out what she wanted us to convey?

If there is one particular thing that tickled my wonders, it would be the very subject of the text. Even just by reading the title, you would say, "Woah. This may be an interesting article to read." But the enthusiasm I had had did not flinch even in the slightest possibility it could have had. Who would have thought that more than its title, the article itself, as a whole, had a deeper and unique way in bargaining what it is to bargain. It had stated a lot of aspects that one might have just considered as meaningless or can be totally ignored but it did put a whole lot of different picture inside any reader's mind especially in mine.

Courteousness is not about being good at other people's eyes but it is significantly about building our character through our words, thoughts, and deeds. It might help us a lot or give us an air balloon of self-actualization anytime, anywhere. One might think that the other person do not mind at all if we say polite words or do courtesies to them but hey, we do not know at all!

I am born in the world of a me-first generation. And I could say that I actually have had get used to the majority of my age, bumping and not bothering to even say a word or two even a favor has been done to them. But still, the influence of the people whom I have grown up with had meant a lot for me to do things and say things that most teens nowadays do not give a thought in doing.

Occassionally, I am amidst a bustling crowd in everyday's hastiness. And since I am already full of my peers' ignorance in courteousness, I honestly get surprised when one or two do really mind saying, "I'm sorry" or "Excuse me." Being taken aback at their words and their undeniable character, I beam at them like forever is not enough to remember their small politeness that they have shown me.

Sometimes, I think twice as to why people now do not put a remark to theirselves particularly to these kind of things. I'm not saying that I am perfect but I know for myself that words, especially when you mean to say one, do really make a big difference.

A simple "Please" and "Thank You" could mean a lot to anybody who conceals their desire to hear one, right? Because some may not know unless they get one that these words denoting courteousness could actually make them feel self-gratification and importance.

"Good words are worth much and cost little." -Herbert