So, I'm pretty sure a lot of you guys know that I like the idea of "The Gentleman."(because of the entire etiquette post) If you guys didn't know, a gentleman is a person who is kind, clean, courteous, modest, fashionable, and charming. A person who holds the door for people to come in; a person who covers strangers with their umbrella just so they can stay dry; a person who gives their coat to someone if they're cold; a person who helps people when they are kicked down; a person who can keep their emotions intact even when times are tough.
I've always wanted to be a "gentleman." (I guess it was a life long goal? lol I'm so lame...) I'm not a gentleman yet. I'm not always kind or courteous. I have no people skills so I'm not charming at all. And I hate to admit it, but I am arrogant. Well, before I was extremely arrogant. I would get full of myself and whenever I have the opportunity to "show off." I would passively say something that I did that was impressive. I also can never keep my emotions intact.
College has calmed me down and made me realize what I want to be. I'm slowly realizing my flaws and fixing them. My goal is to be a better person everyday; at the end of this semester I'll be a gentleman. And by the end of my college career I want to be that person who everyone highly respects: the easy going, polite, reserved, chivalrous graduate. And I know talk is cheap, I'll just show everyone I can do it.
Here is the link to the entire rules of the gentleman :3
http://etiquetteforagentleman.tumblr.com/
Here is the link to the entire rules of the gentleman :3
http://etiquetteforagentleman.tumblr.com/
Hey James,
ReplyDeleteFirst off you're not lame. And you never came off as arrogant from what I can remember. If anything, I think you've reached your goal of being a gentlemen. Or at the very least, you're making progress. After all, you always hold the door for people without fail and when you do, you always insist on letting them go first.
I also find myself enjoying these gentlemen posts. Considering what you shared is the 164th rule, I am going to go ahead and use my excellent skills of deduction to assume that there are 163 preceding it. That's a lot of rules. So maybe you should try and follow one a day, and keep adding as you go. That way, these rules will last for at least half a year and you'll be on your way to becoming more genteel. (Didn't know that was a word did you?)
-Sam
Why thank you Sam! I'm glad I didn't come off as arrogant when I met you. I don't think I've become a "gentleman" just yet. However, I would like to think I'm making progress (I try my best to do an act of kindness everyday).
ReplyDeleteYou have a point, I think I'll try to follow one of these rules a day. Well except for the love rules, I don't think I can do that. Thanks for the advice! And you're right, I didn't know genteel was a word.