3 Wishes
Posted: Thursday, August 04, 2011
by Patricia Barbee
http://www.patriciabarbee.com
First I want to complete listing items for my "bucket list". Then I'd like to see them come to fruition. I thought I'd completed my list except one item and that was to take the summer to live in Europe in 2008 and improve at least four of the languages I learned as a youngster.
Something more important happened in my life in 2008.
Being away from the happy girls' of my youth, I've forgotten all but my Spanish that improves almost daily. I learned Castilian and what I hear is Cuban or Mexican with its many dialects.
To expound on my "bucket list" should I am able to fulfill it, would be unfair to those I hope to have in my month long caper. No warnings!
World peace would be a nice second. That is a waste of a wish, because we've read, "there will be wars and rumors of wars". We can't have peace within out families. The most dangerous call for a law enforcement officer is a domestic call.
My second wish is to run a particular Fortune 500 company for six months. The dumbest thing a company can do is ignore the customers. I'd invite the "baby bloomers " to submit their ideas to make the products better.
My third wish is for manners to be taught to adults under fifty and all children in school. I'd emphasize on table manners. When our family sat for Sunday dinner, we sat.
The table was set with an under pad, nice plain cover and lace over the cover.
We ate off china and utensils of silver and drank from crystal. It did not matter if three were home for dinner or a dozen.
We all knew the difference between a salad fork and a seafood fork. We learned it in school where manners were mandatory and the practice was standard at home.
The only paper on the table were Scotkins Paper Napkins, my Nana's favorite.
They too have gone with the family dinners, well set tables and good table manners.
Patricia Barbee © 2011
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Top-level comments on this article: (1 total)Excellent article Patricia. Unfortunately in today's society there is a lack of manners amongst adults. People no longer treat each other with respect. Sadly, many children today are also not taught manners. Of course with today's "rush, rush" society there no longer is the typical "family meals", with the entire family together at the dinner table. It's quicky meals on the go as Mom/Dad rushes kids off to ballet, soccer practice, or a basketball game. Because of this let me say that we're all WORSE off because of it. As for your notion of peace on this Earth, forget it Patricia. Along with the dis-respect of fellow human beings, face one other important fact. There have been wars since Biblical days, before the time of Jesus Christ. Mankind has never learned from his mistakes. What, do you possibly think that we're going to learn now? I do wish that you are able to attain the other items on your bucket list, however. I loved your story!
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