the thin line between good & bad
Saturday, September 29th, 2007Manners.We all seem to claim we have it - LOTS of it.Do we really?Or have we submit outselves to the norm "since no one’s doing it,then why should I?"
There was a long queue at the atm.I got cut off.Seriously,if u see someone standing in front of u,& ur unsure if he/she’s queuing up,by all means DO ASK!God has given you the ability to speak..waste not that gift!
I wasn’t about to put up a fuss & queued up in another line.Long story short,the girl in front of me let her friend cut in line (talking about crossing the line!).Despite the sudden rage of fire burning inside,I tapped her friend gently on the shoulder asking if she was in this line since I saw her in the other line queuing up just now.So in a very ‘tak menjawab kehendak soalan’ kinda way she said that she was with her friend.SO in the end I let her do her transaction anyway after mentioning that her action was inconsiderate to other people who were queuing up properly.
Typically,she relented by ‘murmuring’ things with her friend.I’d say Wei,kalau berani cakap depan la..but I’m not one who likes to prolong sillythings.Why is it so difficult to utter an apology when clearly we’re the ones wrong?(you know,forget about the apology..I don’t need it..but I really didn’t appreciate cowardly comments!) I don’t think we should keep silent in matters like these anymore,because we never learn.Once we get away with something,it’ll grow into a bad habit!
So she’d better be thankful that I had been polite about the matter.Takkan nak tunggu for a slap on the face baru nak sedar.