GOOD MANNERS

Good manners play an important part in maintaining peace and goodwill in a community. A man who has good manners does not hurt the feelings of others and therefore he is on good terms with his friends and neighbours and also with others.Good manners are important to live happily among people.

The modern society consists of more people than it did in the past .These people are of various cultural, racial, religious and professional back grounds . To live among such people therefore requires great powers of endurance and abilities of mixing with people. Good manners enables one to tolerate the disagreeable attitudes of others to a great
extent. They also help to promote friendship among the people around.
But a man whose manners are bad has on respect for others. He uses words carelessly and behaves rudely towards others and causes a lot of ill-will and unpleasantness.
If one has good manners one is respected by those who associate with one.Having good manners , however, does not mean that one should be polite ,understanding and sympathetic only when one is outside one's home but also inside one's own home.But , to live well in society, money alone is not enough. We should also have good manners for it is a human nature to seek friendship that can't be bought by money . Friendship with other markes life pleasant . If we are kind to others, they will be kind to us. Kindness is the essence of good manners.Even the richest man cannot afford to have good manners. A man may have enough money to buy all the things that he want.
Our speech and habits as well as our behaviour should not hurt the feelings of other or cause them any inconvenience. We should also not talk ill about others or boast about our achievements or personal possesssions. We must not laugh at the weakness and the failures of others. Further ,if we are angry we must try to use words in such a way that others are not offended.
If one's manners are good , one behaves well everywhere, even when one is away from the critical eyes of others. Only such a person can live well in society. It is therefore essential for everyone to cultivate good manners.

                                         Author - Wai Zin Thwe
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