I Should Like...

I should like for people to be kind. Rutgers University is conducting a two years Masters program on civility. There are books on civility. Do we really need books to teach us what our parents told us hundreds of times-"Say Thank-You." "What's the magic word?" "Tell your sister your sorry." "When a grown up walks in the room you stand up, look a person in the eye when you speak with them." I could go on and on with all the civility my parents taught me-OK, some of those lessons came on the backhand-point is the lesson was learned! Now we have a Masters program in civility. That amazes me...Oh wait, I am a teacher- my world is filled with a lack of civility: you may or may not be amazed but children are not great with manners. Say your sorry, "uh no!" "What's the magic word?" "Huh?" many mornings on my drive to work a car behind me will honk because I stop when the light is yellow...Eileen, you can start bagging on my cautious driving now! Then the honking nummy-nut speeds by me, bird and all-when he is in front of me at the next red light I truly laugh out loud as I honk and wave at him/her! Why are we not nicer to one another? Life is a challenge, believe you me I know of life's challenges-that is no excuse for being, kindness costs nothing! Might be the only thing we can still get or give for free. Let us find civility amongst human-kind by being examples of civility. A small pebble ripples to the farthest shore.