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When I saw this man sitting comfortably in the bus, a funny idea came to my mind, "Did someone offer him his seat?" Yeah, a polite person like me looks more beautiful who always makes small sacrifices like these.

 
You can choose to be rude and proud, but I will not act as per your designs. I have my own ways of how I treat others and would stay the same. I know what a polite person looks like, so I have decided to look beautiful.

You all are aware that the world today is populated with billions of people; therefore, all our cities and towns are overcrowded, and traveling in prime time is no less than a burden. There are cities in the world where traveling by one's own vehicle or walking is a time-consuming effort. Public transport is crowded, so it becomes irritating too.

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I will talk about India in this post. The biggest trouble for daily commuters is the traveling conditions on trains or buses, and even if one gets a seat on public transport, it is almost a God’s gift in many big cities of the world. It has happened to me sometimes in certain cities while traveling by public transport.

Acts of kindness should be a way of our lives, so I have tried it at times with some acts of kindness that gave me a lot of satisfaction. For instance, as and when I offered my seat to an elderly lady or let her board the bus, train, or metro ahead of myself, as it was taught to me in my childhood. But an act of chivalry is no more a common practice anywhere in the world, at least not a regular feature anymore.

I have always felt kind of satisfied whenever I did something as simple as offering someone a little bit of help, even if it did not cost me anything but a little delay or discomfort, but the feeling of happiness overpowered the feeling of discomfort.

Whenever I did that, I felt like I was a different person and not part of the crowd with my own act of etiquette. That was an altogether different feeling of self-satisfaction that I can’t describe in words.

Politeness

I remember our mother used to teach us about kindness and selfless help for people in need in my childhood. She used to say that politeness, manners, and etiquette should be a part of every human being; otherwise, he is not worth calling a human. I always felt politeness always pays you in no indifferent way.

I have been to Japan for a short visit long ago and admire Japanese for their polite behavior and the way they greet each other, bending forward or bowing, considered as one of the greatest gestures of respect in Japan. I have seen them doing so even if they are talking to each other even while talking on the telephone, and that surprised me to the core of my heart.

There is no set standard of politeness or kindness, but these qualities make a person popular in his circle. I see the same standards of etiquette and kindness in various other countries too, but at different levels. So you can choose to act rude, but I will still love you!

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