Random thoughts

I cannot help but notice the people around me these days and have to comment :
 1.Dress and grooming. Looking at young people nowadays i cannot help but say that they have no dress sense .They wear clothes without giving a thought to color match, clothes suitability, their own physical make up and lots of other things which go with good grooming.
Its good to know the difference between dressing up and dressing down.A person who can differentiate this and know how to do so accordingly will go a long way..Too often we see people dressing sloppily and put on such an untidy appearance.Its good to look at ourselves critically in the mirror once in awhile.
People somehow will look at you from your outward appearance .How you dress, what type of dress you wear and the quality of your wardrobe goes a long way in people's assessment of you."Clothes maketh the man " is food for thought.Everyone will appreciate a clean cut young man and certainly not one who projects an image of untidiness and sloppiness.
Sad to say personal grooming has gone to the dogs .To me a persons grooming from head to toe counts.When I interview staff one of the things I look at is the condition of his shoes .A pair of well polished and clean shoes will tell us a lot about the person .
2.Manners.
What happened to good manners, politeness and courtesy ? I have come across many students who dont know how to greet people and when I come across such people I deliberately say " Good Morning , afternoon or evening " as the case would be .then they would look sheepishly and say the same thing.
3.Habits.
I cant imagine having dinner without first having a good shower.I suppose this is due to the home training which we had when we were young.My parents would always make sure that we were clean whenever we sat down at the dining table.I believe this was good training but today many young people do no seem to have this habit.Table manners seem to be a thing of the past and sometimes its painful to see this happening right before your eyes.
 4.Sensitivity.
People do not know how to listen.Advice given by the elders are hardly noted .If you dont know how to listen and open your mind how can you learn and how can you improve ?
5. In search of excellence.
I have always taught my students to aim to be the best and excel in whatever they do.We see a lot of young people bitten by the complacency bug and they seem to have no drive or aim to excel.Seemingly they lack the motivation and self esteem to want to be the best..

As we see it young people are not made of the stuff which the older generation are and it makes one wonder how come this has happened , what with all the technology and knowledge available today as compared with the olden days ?