On
saying Please
----A.G. Gardiner
“On Saying Please”
is an essay written by A.G. Gardiner. This is a delightful, humorous and
thought-provoking essay.
Gardiner begins his
essay narrating an incident where a lift-man threw a passenger out of the lift
for not being polite with him. While acknowledging the fault of the lift-man,
Gardiner emphasizes on the importance of polite behavior. He says that bad manners are more poisonous
than other crimes. But, he stresses the
fact that law cannot be the guardian of our private manners.
Gardiner refers to a
bus conductor, who won the hearts of passengers with his polite behavior and
helping nature. The conductor helps the writer when he has no money to buy
ticket. The conductor supports old and handicapped passengers in their travel.
Gardiner says that
the small courteous words like “please”, “Thank you”, and “Sorry”, etc., help
to improve human relations.
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NOOJILLA SRINIVAS
Lecturer in English
Govt. Degree College
Alamuru
Ph: 7981862200
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