Manners

 Good manners matter! The self-obsessed Gen Z may not agree with me. Well, for them, they alone matter as "I,me, mine" is their anthem. Yet, in my opinion, and many may agree with me, good manners maketh a human being! 

Why so? Well, for one thing, looks, riches, even intelligence are not your personal achievement. They are a genetic accident, thanks be to your parents. In fact, if you do not have good manners, you indeed do not deserve those genome- (or traditionally, believed to be, by God-) given gifts! 

Even for the Gen Z, I could be wrong, and remain open to correction, I have a feel that it is the Indian Gen Z that lacks manners! They are kind of neither here nor there. The Gen Z abroad, may be, I have not observed them enough from close quarters, may be in their own fancy wor(l)ds, but they appear to be decent in the daily lived realities.

No forever furrowed forehead with irritation, no rude banging of the doors in everybody's face, no foul language, no arrogant strutting about in torn n tousled jeans, in brief, no ridiculous behaviour, not to forget doing drugs n baiting types! 

In fact, to be fair, even in India, it is only the pampered princes and princesses of the upper middle class who suffer from such nonsense as their fathers have already created a cushioning cocoon for them to relax in till the last day of the life. The rich send their kids in to the business world where they have to behave decently as they are constantly in the public glare which would determine the business deals, while the very poor anyways cannot afford such over indulgence.

It is most unfortunate that the thoughtless brash brats, nay, creeps are not waking up to the realities that the AI is forcing down everybody's gullet. The very notion of work, and, hence, of individual responsibility, is changing which does not account for such stupid cheapness. But who is to tell, and whom! Hope it is not too very late when they wake up to realities!

Pratima@ Good manners may not win us friends. At least, they would not create sworn enemies in a world full of economic, societal and political tensions everywhere!

Quote of the day:                                                          Says Emily Post, "Good manners reflect something from inside, an innate sense of consideration for others and respect for self."  

Word of the day: bearing                                           Bearing means a person's manners, presence and the way of conducting himself/herself.