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Are we Forgetting
our Manners?
Lessons learnt in
school and during childhood are often forgotten as we grow older and
progress in life: move from one grade to the other, enter college,
complete further studies and eventually enter the professional arena.
However, certain lessons in life are just too important and should never
be forgotten if we want to live a happy, conscientious and fulfilling
life.
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We have all been taught in
our school days, the importance of minding our P’s & Q’s. Yet, at the
slightest opportunity, youngsters and even adults today choose to be
rude and show total disrespect for others.
I often observe individuals
in public places – at malls, markets and those travelling via public
transport and I am amazed to see how people seem to be forgetting their
manners.
What makes it worse is
the fact that educated youngsters are generally the worst behaved. Even
though they portray themselves as modern and smart individuals, they
lack hugely in terms of behaviour, common courtesy and mannerisms. |
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I was recently waiting in
queue at a food court of a swanky Delhi Mall when all of a sudden, a young
lady simply broke the queue and moved first in line, ignoring the fact that I
was waiting before her. I looked at her in disbelief and tried to justify her
actions – after all, she was this educated, modern girl who was not only dressed
smartly but was also tech savvy as she flashed her expensive mobile phone.
Maybe she was hungrier than me
and could not afford to wait her turn owing to unbearable hunger pangs or
perhaps she just didn’t think it was important to stand in queue and wait her
turn like us poor mortals. This is probably the reason why Delhiites need to
be taught basic manners before the upcoming prestigious
Commonwealth Games. |
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On one of my long rides on the
Delhi Metro, I
was dumb-struck to notice 4 teenagers who giggled and laughed as they
took out food from their bags and ate it, stopping in between only to
adjust FM frequencies on their mobile phones. What surprised me even
more was the fact that they began feeding and entertaining themselves
immediately after the announcement which said that eating and listening
to loud music on the Delhi Metro is strictly prohibited!
Even though technologically we are moving
forward and making remarkable progress, on the human front, we seem to
be going backwards, easily forgetting the importance and value of our
earliest lessons in life.
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Isn’t it time for a reality check?
Contributing Writer Akanksha
is a freelance writer
akanksha.sinha@gmail.com
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