[:en]Politeness: why is it important?[:]

[:en]Manners and politeness in a society that tends to be more selfish seems to start to fade away. The fading of this polite attitude does not only happen in the association among adults but also among teenagers and children. The lack of respectability in society can create unnecessary social tension. That is why the educated people, especially teachers and students, should be able to be a driving force to preserve the culture of politeness and good manners in the family, school and community.

Oxford online dictionary, one of the world’s most authoritative English dictionaries, defines the word politeness as ‘behaviour that is respectful and considerate of other people’. The questions now are why is it important to be polite and how can we do it?

Being polite is a friendly attitude or behavior or ethics that reflects one's attitudes with others with the intent and purpose of honoring the person by being kind and gentle towards others, to what he sees, he feels, and in any circumstances. Basically we have to be polite anywhere, like at home, at school, and in the community. It has to be done at anytime and under any circumstances. For example, in our country, Indonesia, we often hear news about violence between students of different schools because of something trivial. This will give bad reputation towards the name of the school and its students or teachers. The point is that courtesy should be done in a place where there is interaction between individuals Therefore, we must all realize that there are so many benefits that we can get from being polite.

Let’s see some of the benefits of being polite.

1. We can gain trust from others

People who are polite tend to be more trusted by others than people who have no manners.      It is because people who have the courtesy can communicate with others well and gently.. So others can judge yourself as a good person and can entrust something to you. In addition, the attitude of being polite is very suitable for use by a student. It is because politeness is what distinguishes an educated person from an uneducated person. Without having politeness and good manners, you will not be able to gain trust from other people and people will also think that you are not an educated person.

2. We can make friend with anyone easily.

Human is a social being who cannot live without the help of others. Therefore, you must realize that politeness is very useful for yourself. By being polite, you can also make friends with someone older than you so that you will be able to learn deeper insight and get more knowledge. When you are polite, you will gain respect from others. When it happens, both you and your listener will be able to chat comfortably.

3. Politeness will help us achieve success.

Do you know that the nature of manners is one of the positive traits of successful people? It is because most successful people in the world are the ones who tip their decency. Therefore, the nature of courtesy is very good and beneficial for today's students especially for working students (students who have a job either as full-timers or part-timers).

Conclusion

We have to get used to being polite since we are young because polite attitude is an important element in everyday social life that may help us achieve our goals in life.[:]