Manners – a lost art?

Today, while standing in a store aisle and surveying the assortment of paint on shelves, a store employee said as he passed by in front of me, “Excuse me”. I smiled with appreciation at the gentleman’s manners, for it’s been some time since anything like this has happened. Generally in a store aisle, a person will pass in front of another, sometimes twisting his/her body so as not to make physical contact, but more often just push through. I’ve seldom heard ‘excuse me’.

Have we lost manners, general courtesies, a need or desire to simply be polite? I hope not. It’s graces like excuse me that help to make one’s day more pleasant, help to establish social culture, and help to put a smile on one’s face.

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My Music

^{Arrow & the Song}

^{May the Road Rise to Meet You}

^{Nobody Knows The Trouble I’ve Seen}

^{Looking Back}

^{Can’t help Lovin’ That Man}

^{Young As The Spring}

^{Danny Boy | Too-Ra-Loo | How Ireland Got Its Name}

^Prayer

^Farewell

^{I JUST WANNA BE A STAR!}

My Stories

^{ROSE in a BROKEN BOTTLE – Adult novel based on a true story}

^{NINE GIFTS- with Study Guide}

^{THE CURSE – with Study Guide}

^{RUSH of the RAVEN’S WINGS – Youth short story with Study Guide}

_{NO PASSPORT FOR ÉTIENNE – Short story inspired by true events}

_{THEFT OF BABY ILY – Short story inspired by true events}

^{MYSTERY of the SINGING GHOST – with Study Guide}

^{MYSTERY of the TRACTOR GHOST – with Study Guide}

^{MYSTERY of the THREE SISTERS – with Study Guide}

^{MYSTERY of the LOST CELL PHONE – with Study Guide}

^{TEDDY MEETS KIBOKO – Children’s novel with Study Guide}

^{KIDNAPPED SANTA – Children’s novel with Study Guide}

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