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THE CLOSENESS OF RESPECT, COURTESY & DISCIPLINE – Noor Rahim Respect is a word that was inculcated into our lives Encompassing mutual regards for each others’ esteem & feelings And as the age old saying goes You have to give respect to get respect in all aspects It starts off from within the family circles Extending to the elders, friends and acquaintances Be it through greetings, compliments, appreciation or regards Your act should always be one of human feelings for others Courtesy is synonymous with respect for others Conveying a sense of feeling and sincere understandings It’s an act of being civil, polite and graciousness Remembering that saying of Courtesy begets Courtesy in our lives But times have really changed from the good old ages Respect for others seem to be on the wane and so it appears And so has courtesy the twin of respect that ...

THE AGE OF INNOCENCE & THENCE-FORTH. – By Noor Rahim As is my routine, in retired life; I sit relaxed on the porch and watch the clouds roll by. For want of something better to do, my mind as usual, wanders into the “reminiscing mode”. Reversing right back into the past; and thence-forth back again into the “comparison mode”, to that of the present day experiences. I feel lucky and very fortunate indeed that I was born 8 and a half decades ago; when the “Age of Innocence” was a fact and ruled the roost. In comparison I find and lament, that this is hardly so in the present days. I now wonder in amazement if the “Age of Innocence” is almost fictional or just one of those periods that has phased away with time. The only exception I believe is in the “eyes of the Law” where it is ...