Great Expectations March 17 | Page 4

independence, you should immediately apologize for it is not your place to take the role of a man.

Always remain gentle and patient. Your

kindness is your virtue and you are valued on your saintly behavior. Conduct yourself as a mother would. Do not put yourself before others. Selfishness is not a trait you want to be known to possess -- that is for both genders. Man and woman alike, being gentle and kind is a necessity.

Table manners are just as important.

Gentlemen, you must patiently wait for everyone in your party to be seated at the table for you may seat yourself. Before you may sit, you must remove your gloves. Ladies, after you have seated yourself, you must remove your gloves if are wearing them. A man must serve you your plate if you are dining at a buffet and you must show gratitude for his service when he delivers your food. Refrain from asking for meat instead of beef and married couples are not to sit with one another under any circumstance.

Gentleman, step not toward arrogance. It is unsightly and unappealing. However, do not

force your modest behavior to the point of weakness. A man should never appear weak, but should never appear arrogant all the same. It is your duty to discover the middle ground and remain in the middle ground. After all, immoral behavior leads to an immoral man. If you lose grasp of your morals, what separates from fiends like Jack the Ripper who terrorizes our streets

and brutalizes our fair ladies?

And what, might you ask, are the repercussions of disregarding the rules of society by behaving so carelessly? Ladies, do you expect for the Lord Almighty to open the golden gates of Heaven for you if you do not abide by the law of the Holy Bible? The Word states that you must dress modestly and not assert the independence that you do not possess. Do not let your neighbors fool you -- there are consequences for your behavior and you should not risk burning for eternity in Hell because you were encouraged to ignore the rules of etiquette. Men, there is no

place in the House of God for brutish fellows with blood on their hands.

TABLE MANNERS ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT