Social Reform

The social problem that needs to be reform is re-introducing standard manners. Please, thank you, good morning, and God or just bless you when someone sneeze all have lost their value.

I work for Wal-Mart over night and about 5am the nine to fivers begin to run in to get their last minute things. As they pass by, I say good morning to everyone and 5 out of 10 will speak. The other five do not part their lips. Granted there is freedom of speech but what happens to old fashion common courtesy

When I first moved to Virginia from New York, I remember the neighbors would wave when you passed or drove by. Now, you can stand right next to someone and sneeze and they won’t even say bless you.

Although this is probably more of a moral than a social issue one they all work together. If we can remember the Golden Rule, do unto other as you would have them do unto you, in every area of our lives, it will make the other social issues like gun control, or health reform easier to decide.

This is most definitely easier said than done because unlike common social issues this cannot be voted on and changed it simply has to be taught from birth.

In conclusion, there is only one way to eat an elephant, and that’s one bite at a time. This is how changes should be taken when forming our lives and reforming our government, a little at a time, and eventually the small changes will be noticeable big ones.