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I know you’ve probably heard already. I think everyone has. Well, it’s true ~ I was grounded this week. I know, I know ~ I’m a smart girl ~ I should know better. But I just had to know if I was nominated Prom Queen this year. Wanna know how it all started? You see, we have a rule that at dinnertime, there is no television, no radio, no cell phones and definitely no texting. Dinnertime is family time ~ it’s when we talk about our day, what’s on our minds and connect as a family. I not only get that, I actually enjoy it. I do have a lot to say. But this time it just seemed way too important not to bring my cell phone to the table. I wasn’t going to text ~ I was just going to receive a text. Ole Eagle Eyes caught me looking down one too many times and … well, the rest is history. My cell phone was taken away, I was grounded for a week and … yes … more … I had to write about common courtesies. Actually, writing about common courtesies was the easiest part. It’s something that is just, well, common in our house. We have this posted on our refrigerator: Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson We were taught to always appreciate each other, that no one is better than anyone else and the way we wanted to be treated is how we are to treat others. That makes sense. A really long time ago (I think the late 1950s) an author named Emily Post started writing about proper etiquette and manners. She was the go to person. Here’s how common courtesies are described on her website: Common courtesies are the little gestures that we perform out of respect for others. They can be as simple as holding open a door or letting someone go ahead in a long line, to something as grand as sharing a homemade meal. Most importantly, they are characterized by a specific awareness of our surroundings and how our behaviors may affect those around us. ~ Emily Post When I was really little, I was taught how to use the words “please” and “thank you.” These words are very important. At first, I wasn’t sure why, but as I got older, I realized that by saying them, I’m showing respect and appreciation. I know I want to be respected and appreciated, so showing respect and appreciation to others just makes the world a better place. If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your path. ~ Buddha Here’s what I know about common courtesies: - Be respectful; - Appreciate those around you; - Do something without being asked; - Say “please” and “thank you”; - Don’t forget to also say “you’re welcome”; - Hold the door for the person behind you; and - Don’t text when you are with someone. Sometimes, being kind takes practice. We have to practice other things like the piano or gymnastics. Well, we have to practice common courtesies as well. And, sometimes, we need reminders ~ like getting grounded ~ that respect for the ones you are with is very important. Please be kind so we can make this world a better place! Thank you. Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart. ~ Henry Clay
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Tá a fhios agam agat éisteacht is dócha cheana féin. Sílim go bhfuil gach duine. Bhuel, tá sé fíor ~ bhí bunaithe agam an tseachtain seo. Tá a fhios agam, tá a fhios agam ~ mé cliste cailín ~ ba chóir a fhios agam níos fearr. Ach bhí mé díreach tar éis a fhios má ainmníodh mé Prom Queen i mbliana. Want a fhios agam conas a thosaigh sé ar fad? Féach tú, ní mór dúinn a riail go am lóin, níl aon teilifís, raidió ar bith, aon teileafóin phóca agus cinnte ní téacsála. Is lóin am teaghlaigh ~ tá sé nuair a labhairt linn faoi ár lá, cad atá ar ár n-intinn agus ceangal mar theaghlach. Liom a fháil amháin sin, taitneamh a bhaint as I ndáiríre é. Is féidir liom a lán a rá. Ach an uair seo an chuma sé ach ar bhealach tábhachtach freisin nach le mo fón póca a thabhairt chuig an tábla. Ní raibh mé ag dul chun téacs ~ Bhí mé ag dul go díreach a fháil téacs. Ole Súile Eagle gafa ag lorg liom síos ar cheann uair an iomarca agus ... go maith, tá an chuid eile stair. Tógadh mo fón póca ar shiúl, bhí bunaithe agam ar feadh seachtaine agus tá ... ... ... níos mó a bhí mé a scríobh faoi cúirtéisí coitianta. I ndáiríre, bhí scríobh faoi cúirtéisí coitianta an chuid is éasca. Tá sé an rud é go díreach, go maith, coitianta inár dteach. Táimid tar éis seo ar fáil ar ár refrigerator: Saol Is gearr, ach tá i gcónaí go leor ama do cúirtéis. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Múineadh dúinn meas i gcónaí ar a chéile, is é sin gan aon duine níos fearr ná aon duine eile, agus is é an bealach bhíomar ag iarraidh go ndéileálfaí conas tá muid le daoine eile a chóireáil. Bhfuil ciall leis. A am i ndáiríre fada ó shin (I mo thuairimse, na 1950idí déanacha) thosaigh údar ainmnithe Emily Post scríobh faoi etiquette agus manners cuí. Bhí sí ar an dul chun duine. Seo an chaoi cúirtéisí coitianta Tá cur síos ar a láithreán gréasáin: Tá cúirtéisí Coiteann na gothaí beag a dhéanamh linn as meas ar dhaoine eile. Is féidir leo a bheith chomh simplí a bhfuil ar oscailt an doras nó ligean ar cíos duine éigin dul ar aghaidh i líne fhada, chun rud éigin mar mhór mar a roinnt béile sa bhaile. Níos tábhachtaí fós, tá siad mar thréith ag feasacht ar leith ar ár dtimpeallacht agus conas is féidir ár n-iompar isteach ar na timpeall orainn. ~ Emily Post Nuair a bhí mé i ndáiríre beag, bhí mé ag múineadh conas úsáid a bhaint na focail "le do thoil" agus "go raibh maith agat." na focail atá an-tábhachtach. Ar dtús, ní raibh mé cinnte cén fáth, ach mar a fuair mé níos sine, shíl mé gur ag rá leo, tá mé ag taispeáint meas agus le meas. Tá a fhios agam Ba mhaith liom a urramú agus meas, agus mar sin a léiríonn meas agus meas do dhaoine eile ach a dhéanann an domhan áit níos fearr. Má tá tú ag lasadh lampa do dhuine eile, beidh sé brighten freisin do chosáin. ~ Buddha Seo an méid a fhios agam faoi cúirtéisí coitianta: - Bí meas; - Buíoch dóibh siúd thart timpeall ort; - Rud éigin a dhéanamh gan iad a iarradh; - Abair "le do thoil" agus "go raibh maith agat"; - Ná déan dearmad a rá freisin "Tá fáilte romhat"; - Coinnigh an doras ar an duine atá taobh thiar duit; agus - Ná téacs nuair a bhíonn tú le duine éigin. Uaireanta, a thógann a bheith de chineál cleachtas. Tá a chleachtadh rudaí eile cosúil leis an pianó nó gleacaíochta. Bhuel, ní mór dúinn a chleachtadh cúirtéisí coitianta chomh maith. Agus, uaireanta, tá muid ag meabhrúcháin gá ~ cosúil le dul bunaithe ~ go bhfuil meas ar na cinn atá tú leis an-tábhachtach. Tabhair faoi a bheith de chineál sin, is féidir linn a dhéanamh ar an domhan áit níos fearr! Go raibh maith agat. Cúirtéisí de chineál beag agus fánach Is iad na cinn a bhaint amach is doimhne i gcroílár buíoch agus léirthuiscint. ~ Henry Clay