Manners Cost Nothing!
Due to the fact that they determine the way most members of a society perceive one's actions or utterances, manners play a vital role in human relationships. Therefore, I am of the opinion that they must be preserved.
We are all aware that human life has become too much varied and busy today. We are both short of time and space but there are different kinds of societies we are supposed to be involved in. For this reason, it is commonly believed that manners are out of use today. In contrast, I disagree with this point of view. To me, manners are still needed, because they cover standard values and all kinds of societies depend on them.
The virtues like respect and loyalty are crucial in their characters. Also, our qualities and characters have been determined by our level of respect to these virtues. We should admit that the ways of being understanding today are not similar to those in the past. But being understanding towards others is still a touchstone of our friendships today. To trick or lie to somebody have always been considered bad and are still bad. What I mean is that these are the great components of manners of a society and nobody can count them one by one.
The norms of our behaviors can change in our fast changing world but the status of good manners will remain constant because I think good manners are the very lifeblood of a healthy human relationship.
Bob