Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Niceties and Users

What is the appropriate course of action where a person who usually rebuffs all your offers of friendship suddenly comes knocking seeking your assistance?
Showing them the door before they can utter another word is surely the most satisfying response, and yet the niceties of society, manners and the prospect of future repercussions seem to suggest a more moderate response should be adopted.
For a change, I actually followed my impulses and said no. Speaking to my mother though, she was of the persuasion that assistance should be rendered....

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