When I am at book signings for “A Year
of Good Manners” by Margery Sinclair and
Jan Polk, I often hear the comments,
“They used to teach this information.” or
“My daughter in law needs to read this
book.”
Parents are the ones who should be teaching
this information and they should be modeling
this information for their children. All adults
are role models when
in public and at any
gathering of human beings.
You may say you don’t
want to be a role model…..but you are! It is only
a question of whether you are a good role model
or a poor role model….and that is your personal
choice. You are free
to make your choice; however,
you have a civic duty to behave decently to others
at all times.
Respect, Good Manners and the Rule of
Law are the tools that make the United
States of America one of the greatest
nations on earth for all of us. No matter
how bad it is for some of us, it is still
far worse somewhere else in the world.
Because of the Rule of Law and because of good
manners, each of us in civilized society
can feel safe in our homes because the majority
of us are respectful, honorable, civilized
law abiding people.
By the time you are age 5, your values have
been formed. It is up
to parents to teach
our children to be respectful to themselves
and to others. This
is not information
we are born with. It
must be taught. The
good news is one can overcome a poor home
environment just by learning these at any
age. It is never too late to hold yourself
to a higher standard.
“What does good manners have to
do with home invasions?”
Here a just a few good manners tips from
AYOGM:
“If you break it, fix it.
If you can’t fix it, find
someone who can—and pay the bill. If it
belongs to someone else and you want to
use it, ask permission.”
Common sense
then develops and one can reason
that you do not go on private property
without being invited and you don’t take
anything unless you ask permission. The laws
of the land also state it is illegal to
break into a home and take something
that is not yours.
There are laws
to punish those who break the laws.
By teaching your children honor, respect
and manners you have taken the first
steps to empowering them so they know
what is expected of them in the civilized
world and making this
a better world for
all of us. There is
never any justification
to steal from others.
The police cannot be everywhere. They
depend on the majority of us to be an honorable,
civilized, law abiding citizens who work
with the police department when necessary.
If the police aren’t there, we must then
depend on ourselves.
Thank goodness
for Respect and
Manners and the Second
Amendment.
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