Please and thank you,
Such easy words to say
But hearing them from others
Is becoming so rare,
So rare in these modern times.
They do not cost anything
But can mean so much,
So much to others.
So as I write these words
I write them for you all
And say my thank you,
Thank you to you all
For reading them.
- Author: Goldfinch60 (Pseudonym) ( Offline)
- Published: May 9th, 2022 00:50
- Comment from author about the poem: What has happened to respect and manners in our world!!
- Category: Reflection
- Views: 37
Comments10
Hello Andy I think it is still here .. some people are very kind abs respectful but I understand what you are saying .. it doesn’t take a lot to say please and Thankyou ., some people are simply not polite I guess
It is here still but not prevalent any more. Thank you for your words Violet.
Andy
And Thankyou to you , for reading my words and commenting on my poems ))
My motto to live by, and impart. Yes, it is a forgotten language where everything is taken for granted.
So true Suresh but some of us are still polite.
Andy
We'll get a grunt from some folk, or maybe nothing. Good write Gold.
But they say please to me. I say 'I'm gonna sing'. They say 'Oh no, peer-leee-ase!' lol.
Thanks Orchi.
Yes, forgotten words. Sometimes I've seen TQ written (presumably Thank You) in emails and other forms of messaging.
It is not so hard surely to say thank you.
Thank you for your comment Rozina.
Andy
I'm with you in this. Their absence has somehow made me more aware of my own useage which will not wain.
I guess us oldies have lived through so many changes and things like politeness and respect helped take away some of life's rough edges. Edges which are all the more evident in their absence.
True words d a, us oldies have the experience that show what politeness and good manner can mean to others in our lives.
Andy
I go about my life
saying my P's and Q's
like they're engraved
in the very breath I breathe
and people, stare at me
like I'm, the strange one
or some wannabe
do-gooder...
lol
well if that's naivety, in modernity
then, let it be
I rather that, than
becoming
some self-indulgent, rude
ignoramus
any day!
(so agree with you, Andy!)
Thank you for your words Mek, I would not expect you to be any other way.
Andy
I quite agree ............................. 🙂
Thank you Neville.
Andy
So true Andy. I fear technology has made us less human in a way.
Love Abba!!!!
Thank you John, that is probably very true but why has it taken manners away from so many?
Andy
Dear Andy,
You’re very welcome…
and thank you for posting the ABBA video. My mom introduced them to me. They’re one of my favorites.
It starts at an early age. If children are taught to say please and thank you when they’re young, they’ll carry it through when they’re older. It is up to the adults.
Laura🌻
So very true Laura, politeness must be taught by the parents.
Andy
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