Importance of Manners

  IMPORTANCE OF MANNERS

 Manners are the external decoration of man . Manners stand for virtues or good qualities which endear us to others . They stand for polite behavior , courtesy , good conduct and graceful gestures . A good moral character is also included in good manners . Snobbery and showy conduct do not indicate good manners . Rudeness and insolence are the signs of bad manners .

 A good nature is like a bee . It gathers honey from every flower . A bad nature is like a spider . It sucks poison from the sweet  flower . A well - behaved person is very seldom gloomy . He spreads sunshine , mirth and humour all around him . Good manners are not inborn . They can be acquired from school , college and social surroundings . We should always emphasize the importance of good manners . Children are very good at imitation . 

They learn things from their elders . If parents and teachers are well - behaved , children will be likewise . Manners are always infectious . They spread and get transmitted . Manners play a very important part in human life . Without manners life would be colorless and dull . Manners are like the small change with which we pave our way through life . A man without manners is avoided by everyone . 

He is called a boor . Nobody likes to mix with him . An ill - mannered man offends everybody and creates resentment around him . Manners cost nothing but bring rich dividends . A man with good manners is always respecting the elders and loving the young ones . He does not irritate others . His presence in every company is a His talk is always very interesting . He cannot interrupt others . He gives praise where it is due . Manners are essential in all walks of life . The people who are courteous , polite and humble always command respect . A government employee who has to deal with the public must be well - mannered . A conductor with good manners can make everybody cheerful in his bus . But it is nothing short of hell to travel in a bus where the conductor is ill - mannered . Manners must be taught to the children from the very early stage . 

Manners are closely linked with discipline . An ill - mannered child grows into an indisciplined student and a bad citizen , Manners are most important for smooth friendship . Bitterness of tongue changes all friends into enemies . One must be sweet - tongued . But

 we must not be taken in by the politeness of a well - mannered man . He could be a great crook . But care should be taken to see that this civility is not skin - deep only . In other words , good behaviour should not only be an outward sign of kindness , but should proceed from good feelings within our hearts . Fine breeding implies a lot of good sense and some good nature bears no particular mark . But it can be detected from general elegance , so that a man of good manners is bound to make those people with whom he converses feel easy . 

This is the reason why a man gifted with polite manners at once gets the passport to sure and brilliant success from the social point of view . Manners cannot be learnt from books . A person should constantly try to be selfless and to enter into the feelings of others before he can acquire elegance of manners . Nothing , except what flows from the heart can render even external manners , truely pleasing . As Emerson puts it , " Manners are the happy ways of doing things . " Our actions if inspired by sympathy or love harden into usage . Such actions at last form " a rich varnish with which the routine of life is washed and its details adorned " It does not matter whether we are in school , street or home . It is possible for us to practice good manners at all places . It is no doubt difficult for everyone to shine in society but it is not impossible for everyone to be agreeable . As long as one does not display want of sense he would be tolerated in society . A refined character is bound to be found out .