"When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that his four fingers are pointing at himself."
A powerful quote about manners inspired by Louis Nizer. Indeed, we should not immediately judge a person without a firm reason. Manners is definitely, undoubtedly a mirror on one's personality. It is transmitted from generation to another through inheritance and also acquired through environmental influences. It is a network that links an individual to another person. It serves as a recipe for us to have a tasty and yummy lives. Everyone has a manners, of course. Two kinds of manners, actually. The first one is the proper and advantegeous while the second one is the displeasing behaviors. Humans as we are, we both encompass the two stated manners. Some of our Filipino values are being hospitable, God-fearing and greatful. And also we do have degrading manners like "manyana habit", "ningas kugon", not punctual and the like. But one thing that made us Filipinos different from other countries like America is that we are conservative compared to them, they are liberated.
The very first thing that pops in my mind upon reading the text is my post admired character from the Twilight Saga- Edward Cullen. Simply because he's a well-mannered person. He is almost perfect. A decent, patient, understanding and humble guy. He's definitely one of the best examples of a person possessing such impressive manners.
As for the inspiring reading text, "No One Stops To Say Thank You Anymore", I was hit and pretty embarrassed upon reading it. There are some points that absolutely made me feel ashamed of myself and one of them is located in paragraph 1, that when a homeless, very scruffy man entered a restaurant, all talk stops and everybody feels discomforted by his presence. I've experienced a similar incident when I was in Cebu last summer. While we are eating in a glass-walled restaurant, some street children,homeless individuals were passing by and sometimes stare us for a very long time. Their presence made me feel annoyed, irritated and anxious. Because it's impolite to stare, right? But the fact that these people are uneducated, I just ignored them and continue what I'm doing. What a person I was! Honestly, reminiscing what I've done makes me feel guilty. I was totally awakened by the text. I definitely salute the author, L. A. Wilson for writing such theme. Actually, we have the same perspective when it comes to the homeless man saying "thank you very much". That was the most unforgettable and astonishing part of the story. The author stated that the homeless man stopped to thank despite being desperate to escape a room full of disapproving people. He was incredible, possessing a character, a manner beyond compare. But there are some also disappointing situations cited in the text- impolite kids, rude language and the like. As the population increases, the well-mannered person suddenly decreases.
Very limited individuals of today's generation who are well-mannered. Most of the people acquired degrading attitudes. Because of some human and environmental causes which serves as factors such as poverty, injustice, unemployment and the like, people are tend or force to develop a very displeasing behavior. But then again, no one is perfect. And no person in this universe will be. Only God is the unchanging, perfect and omnipotent One. There are simple rules for us to lessen our discouraging behaviors and zoomed up our good manners. We should practice discipline and of course surrender everything to the Lord. As long as we are still living, we should develop a good relationship with God even though we can't live for a very long time. It is our responsibility, the reason why we are created and blessed with life. And most of all, cultivate the attitude of being grateful. let us not limit ourselves to say "Thank You" anymore.
The very first thing that pops in my mind upon reading the text is my post admired character from the Twilight Saga- Edward Cullen. Simply because he's a well-mannered person. He is almost perfect. A decent, patient, understanding and humble guy. He's definitely one of the best examples of a person possessing such impressive manners.
As for the inspiring reading text, "No One Stops To Say Thank You Anymore", I was hit and pretty embarrassed upon reading it. There are some points that absolutely made me feel ashamed of myself and one of them is located in paragraph 1, that when a homeless, very scruffy man entered a restaurant, all talk stops and everybody feels discomforted by his presence. I've experienced a similar incident when I was in Cebu last summer. While we are eating in a glass-walled restaurant, some street children,homeless individuals were passing by and sometimes stare us for a very long time. Their presence made me feel annoyed, irritated and anxious. Because it's impolite to stare, right? But the fact that these people are uneducated, I just ignored them and continue what I'm doing. What a person I was! Honestly, reminiscing what I've done makes me feel guilty. I was totally awakened by the text. I definitely salute the author, L. A. Wilson for writing such theme. Actually, we have the same perspective when it comes to the homeless man saying "thank you very much". That was the most unforgettable and astonishing part of the story. The author stated that the homeless man stopped to thank despite being desperate to escape a room full of disapproving people. He was incredible, possessing a character, a manner beyond compare. But there are some also disappointing situations cited in the text- impolite kids, rude language and the like. As the population increases, the well-mannered person suddenly decreases.
Very limited individuals of today's generation who are well-mannered. Most of the people acquired degrading attitudes. Because of some human and environmental causes which serves as factors such as poverty, injustice, unemployment and the like, people are tend or force to develop a very displeasing behavior. But then again, no one is perfect. And no person in this universe will be. Only God is the unchanging, perfect and omnipotent One. There are simple rules for us to lessen our discouraging behaviors and zoomed up our good manners. We should practice discipline and of course surrender everything to the Lord. As long as we are still living, we should develop a good relationship with God even though we can't live for a very long time. It is our responsibility, the reason why we are created and blessed with life. And most of all, cultivate the attitude of being grateful. let us not limit ourselves to say "Thank You" anymore.
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