Advice; Good manners, great vibes
So here’s a wrap of the day: we get up and freshen up ... well, some of us do while some don’t even bother washing your face because hey, it’s the holidays, right? But for the sake of the family, you must.
Anyway, the day goes on with munching breakfast or snacks, lounging lazily on the couch, watching TV, scrolling endlessly through your (or your mother’s)phone, and maybe heading out to meet friends in the evening and grabbing lunch or dinner. Then night falls, and just like that, the day is gone!
But here’s the thing, throughout the day, while doing chores or even when doing nothing, there’s one thing we must carry with us in every tiny action we do — manners. They’re not just for when guests come over, or when your teacher is watching you. Manners are something we live by, something that become part of us. They make us civilised. They make us… us.
So let’s not forget and keep practicing good manners all day, every day until they become engraved in our nature so firmly that we don’t even have to think twice. It just flows out of us naturally, like blinking or breathing.
Start with the basics!
You know those two tiny words that feel like lifting ten bricks when you’re not in a mood? Yeah, those are “Thank you” and “Sorry.” Use them often. For instance, if someone handed you a glass of water, say “thanks”. Someone shared their charger and saved your phone from a tragic death, say “thanks”.
You accidentally spilled your cousin’s juice, say “sorry”. Not a fake, teeth-gritting sorry. A real one. Even if you’re only 30 percent sorry and 70 percent feeling........
© Dawn Young Magazine
