DISQUS

Tami NANTZ · 11 months ago

Ahhh, truer words were never spoken. I live in South Florida where all the rude misfits from around the world seem to flock, and I keep saying that one day I will write a book about all of this nonsense!
I was taught, and do teach our daughter, that gratitude is NOT optional. It's required. I cannot tell you how many men have dropped their jaws when I walked through the door they so graciously held for me and I stopped and said a simple "thank you". It still gives me joy to do so, because it helps me to realize there are still gentlemen in this world!
Another disappearing art: the art of the hand written thank you.
It's hard sometimes to continue to be kind, and grateful when so many around you are so NOT...but remember, you're a better person for it, whether they noticed or not. It just makes me happy to be grateful!!!

John Sheldon · 11 months ago

Dave - that person would have to be a lot of people. The Ethic of Reciprocity - "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" - is foundational in virtually every major religion. Cool Wikipedia article on the same - http://tr.im/e55d

DaveRaffaele · 11 months ago

John, I was thinking about that last night. haha. Maybe we could make one huge monument for everyone one who helped to champion that saying. It would be a pretty powerful statement.

Becki · 11 months ago

Thank you, refreshing to hear. I love when people cut you off on the highway, even when they know they need to be in the right lane for miles, they somehow have to cut you off at the last minute.

Grace Boyle · 11 months ago

It's frustrating and true. However, instead of us worrying about how other people react I feel like we can definitely take hold of our actions. I think it's the little things that count in life. If someone held the door for me like that, I would have the biggest smile on my face and send so much thanks your way! So kudos to you! It's nice to do things like that. Karma's a bitch anyway, right?

nan hill · 11 months ago

i'm a drill sargent with my kids when it comes to 'please' and 'thank you. what happened to common courtesy? if it skipped a generation, i promise to help my kids generation will bring it back!!

Behavior based safety software · 3 months ago

Same here. The passing of morals and proper behavior goes a long way. And it is up to us to ensure that it never dies.

Paul Voss · 10 months ago

Letting the pedestrian cross then them taking their time is the worse. I always let people cross when I am driving, and it drives me crazy when they take their time to cross and fail to even waive. Something that is new for me too, is when I am pushing my child in her stroller on the right side of the sidewalk. A large group will come walking towards us, and not move even though they are taking up the whole sidewalk.