“There is a courtesy of the heart. It is akin to love. Out of it arises the purest courtesy in outward behavior.” Johann Wolfgang Goethe
They continued to go on about how my horn had made them jump and their hearts were racing. “Mine too,” I said, but that made no difference to them. They were angry and I was the cause, no matter how justified I was at honking my horn.
Today we think of children as just ‘short people’ rather than second-class citizens. We have laws that protect children’s rights, advocates for their needs, and encourage mutual respect and kindness in schools. We’ve come a long way! Or have we? Someone once said, “Courtesy is taught at home by parents who act courteously toward their children.” But, since a generation that might have missed out on common courtesy in their homes are now having children of their own, today's kids may not always get the benefit of having common courtesy role-modeled. So, those not in the habit of practicing common courtesy at home, who will teach them to be courteous to a stranger? Have you experienced a lack of common courtesy recently? Do you get frustrated with how uncommon common courtesy is becoming? What can you do today to role-model courtesy to others? Lord, help me continue to be courteous to other even when they are not always courteous to me. Amen “Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you…” Colossians 3:13 What are your thoughts? Libby
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