YOUNG PEOPLE ASK/ Do Manners Really Matter?

 

What You Should Know About Manners

Good maners can  improve the following three areas of your life.

1. Your reputation. How you treat people makes an impression, for good or bad. If you are mannerly, people will likely view you as mature and responsible-and they'll treat you accordingly! If you are rude, however, people will conclude that you are interested only in yourself and you could end up being bypass3ed for employment and other opportunities  As the Bible sats, "the cruel person bring disgrace on himself." - PROVERBS 11:17.

2. Your social life.  The Bible says: "Clothe yourself with love, for it is a perfect bond of union." (Colossians 3:14)  That is certainly true when it comes to friendship.  People are draw to thos3e who are mannerly and who treat them well.  After all, who would want to be in the company who of someone who is rude or obnoxious?

3. The way people treat you.  "If you are always polite," says a young woman named Jennifer, "over time, you may see improvement in the way even the most consistently rude people respond to you."  Of course,  if you are rude, you may get the opposite response.  The Bible says: "With the measure that you are measuring out, they will measure out to you." - MATTHEW 7:2.

The bottom lie:  Social interaction is a part of daily life.  How you handle it can affect how people view you and treat you.  Put simply, your manners really matter!

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