Common Courtesy

Hi pose123, I agree with you and expressing courtesy can be of great help and I think it is possible now in our present time if we will start it. We don't need to wait for others to do it first we must initiate it. I remember a story of a man who is about to kill himself but said to himself that if anyone just smile at him he will change his plan and there came a smilling child and greet the man good morning and you know what happen next the man was save. My question is, if you happen to be that child, do you think the man will be saved? I hope all of us must show courtesy with each other. Happy mylotting God Bless can you be my friend?

It certainly can come back, one person at a time, and before you know it, the whole world can experience the kind gesture of another. But we do have a long way to go, and actually it starts with ourselves. How many times do we drive down the street, and never let the guy in, whose been waiting forever to get out of a side street...how many times do we smile at a passerby, or thank someone who did us a service. As you said, in this fast paced life, we have forgotten what brings people closer, and what just might bring peace into this world.

Common courtesy is pretty uncommon like common sense. While both of them are pretty much needed today. But generally people tend to forget about these simple things. We often tend to ignore other people's pains and just stay in our selves. We do find a need for others to show us that much needed courtesy when we are in some trouble. Today when someone makes an effort to show some courtesy, they are often looked down on, as if they were trying to be too friendly. People just don't trust each other and things like courtesy doesn't affect them much. I hope people learn the need to be courteous and show some feelings. Take Care God Bless YOU

Common Courtsey should be always an important part of our lives ,and we should teach our kids to take the time to care for others too. People are just too concentrated on themselves and they usually forget that we share the planet with others.

Pose- Yet another wonderful discussion, I apologize for my absence and in taking so long to get to your writings. I would argue that there is and should be room in our society for common courtesy. My husband wrote a thread on here not too long ago about common human decency, and I think this goes right along with that thought. We are human beings, spiritual human beings. We should be invested in our fellow wo/man and willing to show them every kindness we would want in return. I do not think that is too much to expect or ask at all. Namaste-Anora

I smile at everyone one I see even when they look grumpy . Maybe my smile will brighten there day a bit . I think when ever you go into a new place you should be greeted with a smile . I mean how hard is it to throw on a quick genuine smile and get bac to whatever you are doing . I went to restuarnt the other night and they were really buisy . The girl told me with a smile and an apology that the wait would be 30 minuted would we mind waiting . I told her no and we waited because she was so polite. The food wasn;t that great but the server was also very friendly so we gave a good tip and left

In this day and age, I'm just happen when the idiots riding bikes on the sidewalk, stop and don't run into me! LOL I am legally blind, so I see things a little differently. Unfortunately some people who don't know better, or are a little too eager, "help" where help is not needed, like taking my arm when I'm touching the ground with my cane trying to get off the bus, when I wish they woudln't touch me, because that throws me off balance. I'm not that worried about people looking me in the eye, or even holding doors open, I'm more interested in people just not being so friggen agressive with eachother, in day to day life. It would be nice if i was not pushed on the sidwalk, if drivers didn't run red lights, if people didn't blast loud music out of their cars...

Yes there is a place in our society for common courtesy, but I often wonder if the people have not gotten so hard in their feelings,and times so hard that everyone is worried about themselves and could care less about any one else. You can't stop to help a person broke down on the side of the road any more, the threat of being killed or robbed. You open a door for someone they look at you like you crazy. Even to smile at someone any more, hardly do you get a smile back, it is like their faces are blank.Can we bring it back, I would hope so, but as times get harder I believe the people will get harder. This is the time when people out of work, and struggling, we should all be willing to give a little to help them. But how many even know the person living next to them.I try to smile, hold the door open for a mother struggling with kids in her arms, and to say thank you, every once in a while I get a thank you back, so it isn't entirely gone.

yes i feel that ths common courtesy is getting less every day. hardly i noticed people give this common courtesy from people i meet. they hardly give a nice look or give a smile to help us. i do try to give when i have the chance to. i don't may go out of my way to help out some strangers in the street or some random people that will need because i feel i am not sure if it is just right if i would give a help but a smile would definitely much easy for me to give. which i do give to a person that needs it most.

well common courtesy, we have been taught that when i was young and i have stuck to it. But some people have lost some courtesy which kind of troubling. possible to bring it back? if the parents of those people dont have this one, then its a big possibility that their kids don't have it also

Common Courtesy should generally be taught to children at a very young age. I remember having it learned from my parents and brothers it is generally nothing new for me to practice common courtesy. I know people who does not know what common courtesy means and honestly it is very hard to teach ay oung adult about it. I am constantly frustrated with one person I know who keeps forgetting to practice common courtesy.