The Optimist Creed
Thursday, May 6, 2021
STOP Negative Thoughts!!
Mobile Manners !!
The
mobiles industry wants as many people as possible to enjoy the benefits
of mobile telecommunications and encourages individuals to use their
mobile phones in a responsible manner and to be considerate and aware of
situations where using their mobile phone might annoy others.
1. When in doubt, always go out
When
possible go outside or to another room to make your call if your call
might disturb others. Also, features such as text messaging answering
services, call diversion and vibration alert can be used to receive
important calls without disturbing others.
2. If you can't turn it off, use silent mode
If
you need to keep your phone on for important calls, then turn it to
silent or vibrate mode. It's the ring of a mobile phone in inappropriate
places and times such as at the tennis or in restaurants which annoys
people the most.
3. When required turn your phone off and check it's off
There
are some places where people should never talk on a mobile phone or
send text messages and where the ringing of a mobile phone or message
alert is considered highly unacceptable, such as: movies, stage shows,
weddings, funerals, concerts, speeches, classrooms and lectures. In
these cases, turn your phone off and remember to check it's off before
you enter the venue. You can always check your voicemail, text messages
or your answering service afterwards.
4. Keep your conversations private
People's
sense of personal space varies in each situation. Making a call in a
busy pub may be okay, but talking loudly in a confined space like a lift
or on a train tends to infringe on others personal space. Be aware of
where you are and who you are with and what others are doing before
deciding to make or accept a call. In some situations it might be better
to send a text message.
5. Speak softly
Mobile
phones have very sensitive microphones that can pick even the softest
voice, so there is no need to shout. If you are having trouble hearing
the other caller, check that you have the volume on your phone set high
enough.
6. You don't always have to answer- use your messaging service
It's
a natural reflex to answer your phone if it rings, however, if you
forget to put your phone on silent or vibrate mode and it rings at an
inappropriate moment, send the call to voice mail or your answering
service (usually by pressing the hang-up key).
7. Talk to the one you're with
If
you receive a call during a conversation, send the call to your
voicemail or answering service. Your first priority should be to the
person you are with. However, if you are expecting an important call let
the person you're with know before the call arrives and excuse yourself
before accepting the call.
8. Don't send inappropriate messages
Messaging
is a great way to communicate, but don't send offensive or threatening
text, voice, picture or any other sort of message, because it is a
criminal offence to use a mobile phone to menace or harass someone. Also
receivers can save messages and easily identify you as the sender.
9. Respect others' privacy when using in-phone cameras
In-phone
cameras shouldn't be used anywhere a normal camera would be considered
inappropriate, such as in change rooms or toilets. You should ask for
permission before you take someone's picture. Also bear in mind that
some venues do not allow the use of cameras and may refuse entry to
anyone with one.
10. Ban the ring: not the phone
Wherever
conversations are normally acceptable, venues can help by asking people
to turn their phones to silent or vibrate mode rather than turning it
off. This approach will help with compliance, especially for people who
need their phone for important calls. Venues can also assist by
reminding people to set their phones to silent mode, before they enter..
A Hilarious Moral Story
A
teacher told her young class to ask their parents For a family story
with a moral at the end of it, and To return the next day to tell their
stories. In the classroom the next day, Joe gave his example First, "My
dad is a farmer and we have chickens. One Day we were taking lots of
eggs to market in a basket On the front seat of the truck when we hit a
big bump In the road; the basket fell off the seat and all the Eggs
broke."
The moral of the story is not to put all Your eggs in one basket..
"Very good," said the teacher.
Next, Mary said, "We are farmers too. We had twenty Eggs waiting to hatch,but when they did we only got Ten chicks."
"The moral of this story is not to count Your chickens before they're hatched .."
"Very good ," said the teacher again, very pleased with The response so far.
Next it was Barney's turn to tell his story: "My dad Told me this story
about my Aunt Karen…. Aunt Karen Was a flight engineer in the war and
her plane got Hit. She had to bail out over enemy territory and all She
had was a bottle of whiskey, a machine gun and a Machete."
"Go on," said the teacher, intrigued.
"Aunt Karen drank the whiskey on the way down to Prepare herself; then
she landed right in the middle Of a hundred enemy soldiers. She killed
seventy of Them with the machine gun until she ran out of Bullets. Then
she killed twenty more with the machete Till the blade broke. And then
she killed the last ten With her bare hands."
"Good heavens," said the horrified teacher, "What did Your father say was the moral of that frightening Story?"
The child said "Stay away from Aunt Karen when she's been Drinking."
Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Only You Can Help Yourself !!
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