They say that behind every powerful man lies a powerful woman, but I say that's too little. Behind every state of wellness lies a Lady! Life as a couple depends on her communication capabilities and upkeeping a state of wellness in the couple, the mother-in-law relationship also depends on a lady's ability to make unexpected presents, a copious dinner depends on your tastes and a rich career depends only on the perseverance of a lady to make things flawlessly. What a beautiful life would be if we tried to be "A Lady!" in every minute of our existence!
We get information from everywhere, any book of manners is good or, even better, we only have to hark back to our years spent at home, or the role-models we met in school or even while watching our neighbors. The only effort we must do is to uninterruptedly perpetuate good manners until we no longer see it as an effort. Just like in the workout I'm sure you, as any modern woman, are doing.
Almost every morning, on my way to the office, watching the crowded sidewalks, I wonder why people are in such of a hurry and walk so mindless, bumping into each other and using foul words. A view like this can really get you down and a day which started well can quickly transform into a bad one. Let's avoid this! What is the cost of just strolling on the right side and leaving the left one for people coming from the opposite direction?
If we're with someone we should let the gentleman on our left side so he can protectively offer his right side to fence us from accidents or people zigzagging. Let's walk with our backs straight and looking forward and, most of all, smiling. A smile will bring another smile and so we might change our little world on our way to work. Even after an accidental bump into someone, what would a simple apology mean?
A Lady will never cuss and will forgivingly walk past with a large smile on her face. After all, it could have happened to anyone and the natural order of planets didn't consequently modify. Also, you should also stay on the right side of the escalator in order to allow people in a hurry to walk past you without causing any accident. The same rule can be applied at the subway or on a wide park alley.
You should follow the same scenarios at the wheel of your car. Leave others without an extra job to do, going around you. This is why you should park by the book and only in specially designed places. You will avoid unnecessary vandalism to your car and other unpleasant situations with which you'll endanger traffic. Remember we want to build a better world starting with our own street in any way we can, without any government support which, as we know, doesn't provide enough funding for parking lots.
You should also try not to block intersections, always respect the driving direction and not slalom between cars when the road to the office is crowded and the cars are traveling bumper to bumper. You'll only get a few seconds as a time advantage, a lot of swearing and angry horns, in other words chaos! Wouldn't it be wonderful if everybody would stop using car horns? Sound pollution would only exist on airports. What a wonderful and definitely less stressful world we would have!
I'm on a self-imposed mission to never honk, no matter the circumstance, since it's better to drive carefully and avoid any out of control situation. Speaking of which, you should also try not to get too close to the vehicles in front since minor fender-benders are so common in today's crowded cities! I don't have to remind you what results from this, all that lost time and so on, because I'm sure you already know that.
If it does happen, breath calmly, count to ten so that you won't jump out of the car cussing and offending the other driver. He's feeling bad anyway and I assure you that you're in the same situation. First check to see that you're not hurt and then settle the problem calmly by exchanging telephone numbers in order to resolve this quietly and without any spectators. You should avoid another tragedy by not throwing a fit of rage, thus showing everybody how bad behaved you are! You're a Lady! And a Lady wears gloves when driving, either figuratively or in every other situation where she is dragged with or without her will.
In the same spirit of reciprocity you should let other vehicles enter the avenue you're on from your right. Only by doing this you can expect the same treatment and, naturally, the admiration of other men who are driving. You should return any greeting and, I again advise you, always remember to... smile! You should signal every change of direction and you should also make sure that you have the time and the space for the consequent maneuver. You might even ask other drivers for permission to change your lane in very crowded areas.
They won't be happy, but they sure won't say you're bad behaved and I assure you they'll give you enough room. A drop of politeness is always well-greeted and I have yet to see a person respond by cussing to a polite request. By the way, I should also remind you that a Lady is not a cab-driver, therefore she never uses foul words. What would be the use anyway, since nobody hears and we would only change the mood from bad to worse.
If you're a smoker, although a Lady doesn't smoke, never keep your elbow outside the window since it's both ugly and potentially unsafe. Don't throw the cigarette butts on the street – they're not bio-degradable – but in the onboard ashtray in order to dispense of them at the first trash can. If you have company you should let go of this habit since two lit cigarettes in a medium-sized car means death by asphyxiation.
If you're riding as a passenger in another car you should occupy the seat near the driver. Careful, this position doesn't automatically give you the right to criticize the way he's driving. Let him organize his own route and drive the way he thinks best. The reason for riding in his car is because you trust that person and his ability to drive, right?
If you do want to make yourself useful then give him a hand when reading the GPS, inputting the destination data in the navigation system, handing a water bottle or something similar. If you own a car with a driver, then you'll have to sit in the back, on the right side. That is the only seat reserved for a Lady. The same situation applies when getting into a taxi cab or when traveling along with more than two male passengers. If other Ladies are accompanying you, you should leave that privileged seat to the oldest one.
When traveling by train or by plane you shouldn't feel obligated to give your seat to any person. Just the fact that you're going to travel in the company of others for a while doesn't give them any rights over where you should sit. Try not to disturb them though. A good book will give you a more carefree and pleasurable travel time. By respecting these tiny rules I can guarantee you a pleasant trip! Even more actually, a pleasant day not only for you but for those around you! Change the usual "woman at the wheel" to the longed-for "lady at the wheel"! Starting tomorrow!
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