A gentleman and his nephew walk on the wooden sidewalk on their way to worship.
A lady comes along wearing her finest dress.
The man pulls the child off the sidewalk and into the mud.
As the lady passes he takes off his hat and says, “Good morning, ma’am.”
They get back on the sidewalk and repeat this several times.
Then the town prostitute comes along and the man jerks his nephew off and says with every bit as much courtesy, “Good morning, ma’am.”
“But, uncle,” cries the nephew, “she’s the town prostitute!”
“Son, I don’t do it because they are ladies, I do it because I am a gentleman.”
Of course, man, woman or child, the premise is the same:
Inner directed action rather than externally triggered reaction.
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# 4 Common Courtesy – 27 Responses – 42 Leadership – 115 Give, GetA gentleman and his nephew walk on the wooden sidewalk on their way to worship.
A lady comes along wearing her finest dress.
The man pulls the child off the sidewalk and into the mud.
As the lady passes he takes off his hat and says, “Good morning, ma’am.”
They get back on the sidewalk and repeat this several times.
Then the town prostitute comes along and the man jerks his nephew off and says with every bit as much courtesy, “Good morning, ma’am.”
“But, uncle,” cries the nephew, “she’s the town prostitute!”
“Son, I don’t do it because they are ladies, I do it because I am a gentleman.”
Of course, man, woman or child, the premise is the same:
Inner directed action rather than externally triggered reaction.
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To reinforce this read any two below:
# 4 Common Courtesy – 27 Responses – 42 Leadership – 115 Give, GetUn gentilhomme et son neveu marchent sur le trottoir de bois en route vers la prière.
Une dame se rapproche vêtue de sa plus belle robe.
L’homme pousse l’enfant hors du sentier dans la vase.
Comme la dame passe, il enlève son chapeau et dit : “Bonjour madame.”
Ils retournent sur le trottoir et répètent cela plusieurs fois.
Puis la prostituée du village vient vers eux et l’homme pousse vivement son neveu et dit avec le plus de courtoisie possible : “ Bonjour madame”.
“Mais, oncle, crie le neveu, c’est la prostituée du village!”
“Fiston, je ne le fais pas parce que ce sont des dames, je le fais parce que je suis un gentilhomme.”
Bien sûr, homme, femme ou enfant la prémisse est la même:
Une action dirigée vers l’intérieur au d’une reaction dirigée vers l’extérieur.
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Ceux-ci ont des lien:
# 4 Courtoisie mutuelle – 27 Réponses – 42 Leadership – 115 Donner, recevoirA gentleman and his nephew walk on the wooden sidewalk on their way to worship.
A lady comes along wearing her finest dress.
The man pulls the child off the sidewalk and into the mud.
As the lady passes he takes off his hat and says, “Good morning, ma’am.”
They get back on the sidewalk and repeat this several times.
Then the town prostitute comes along and the man jerks his nephew off and says with every bit as much courtesy, “Good morning, ma’am.”
“But, uncle,” cries the nephew, “she’s the town prostitute!”
“Son, I don’t do it because they are ladies, I do it because I am a gentleman.”
Of course, man, woman or child, the premise is the same:
Inner directed action rather than externally triggered reaction.
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To reinforce this read any two below:
# 4 Common Courtesy – 27 Responses – 42 Leadership – 115 Give, Get