Respectability.

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There are things I would like to see come back into play after these decadent decades. Politicians who we can and should believe, civil obedience or at worst proper civil disobedience where civil is the key word, rational relationships between men and women, a proper place for men and women, and things like decency, mutual civility, proper education, and of course, respectability.

What does the term "respectable" mean? I am sure there might be any number of dictionary definitions. Perhaps one of them would describe the term perfectly. But that is not where I get my definitions. I get them from a living world in which I have seen the terms come to life and so have more than simply a wrote understanding. Respectable means living, dressing, and relating to people and the other parts of our world in such a manner so as to create a sense that the viewers would wish to emulate that grouping of behaviors.

To that end, on my medium term goal sheet I have a number of items which are not merely survival items. Two suits, a number of ties, shirts, undershirts, shoes, and associated accessories are on my list. Beyond that, I have worked diligently to keep certain words and behaviors within easy reach as I go about living. Among the ones that top my list, "Thank you.", "You are welcome.", "May I help you?", and the list goes on from there. These are not simple cast off terms either, they are meant deeply, they are sincere. Further, should I ask how you are, I am actually asking. I will spend the time to find out, good or ill. As well, if I choose to interact with you or be around you, since I really do have a choice, understand it is genuine.

This is what I would like to see happening everywhere. I did shortcut society changes by moving to where such situations are more likely to occur natively. Some places may never have this capacity, such as large cities and multicultural settings as people simply do not have common grounds from which to begin and the stresses introduced by both scenarios make everything that occurs merely appearance only politeness, at the very best if quite often much worse, at least from what I have seen.

As the world is changing politically, I have a feeling that normalcy, actual genuine interaction and kindness, and some semblances of sanity all have some chance at a reemergence. I will continue to plan for the worst. But with that, too, I would like to begin planning for the best as well. I think to be a fully functioning part of one it would only naturally lead to being a part of the other. No good sword, I should think, only cuts one way.

Yes, hope is on the horizon as hopeychangey gets ready to be flushed. I know it is a long shot, a long way off, and tenuous yet. But the sharp peels of freedom from the cracking political ice which has threatened us have been increasing in volume and frequency recently. Even in my own personal ice chamber, I can hear and see the changes and the possibilities they bring. Respectability really could be coming back.