Today young people have an edge in understanding technology better than some of us grandpas, and they are good at teaching us what they know.
I am 88 years old now and know there are some things a person will not understand or think about if he or she has not lived through life experiences.
These are a few of my thoughts and findings from my life experience:
1. Respect other people’s opinions even if you disagree with them. This especially includes your parents.
2. Don’t judge other people ... that’s God’s job.
3. Always be grateful for what others do for you or give you. They do not owe you anything. To show you are thankful is an important quality of a Christian.
4. Be confident, not arrogant. A thin line separates them. It’s a slippery slope.
5. Don’t try to be someone else, they are taken. You are the best YOU. Feel proud and good about that.
6. Don’t try to elevate yourself around others. If you are comfortable with yourself, are humble, compassionate, and a good listener to others, they will elevate you in their minds.
7. Lastly, if you want to feel good, do good for others. For example, do something thoughtful, randomly, for someone without expecting something in return.
Steve Osborn
_________I came of age in the 1940s and ‘50s, and etiquette was hammered into us by every adult, it seemed: parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, sometimes even neighbors. These are some of the rules we had to live by:
