Editorial December 11, 1995 Issue

Christian love and common courtesy

Barbara M. Vining

Someone holds a door open for you. A caller on the telephone asks if it is a convenient time for you to talk. A motorist stops to let you into traffic on a congested road. A salesperson shows genuine interest in helping you find exactly what you are looking for. You clean up the mess you made in the kitchen, instead of leaving it for someone else in the family.

Simple acts of common courtesy—of one person showing consideration toward another person.

Common courtesy is something everyone would like to see more of in society. We all agree: It's more pleasant to be treated courteously than to be treated rudely. It's also more pleasant to be courteous than to be rude. Why? Because courtesy communicates one person's acknowledgment of another person as an individual worthy of respect.

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