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     I ask this question of so may people on a daily basis. So when did class die? I get all sorts of answers, but the general consensus is that it has been dead for some time now. I would love to hear some of your answers to this question, but let me be clear about what I'm asking. Let me define this lost art of a moral code in society.
    
     The sort of class I am talking about is when doors are opened by complete strangers, when hats are tipped to women, and thank you's are said in kindness to men. It's when we DO help the elderly cross the street and they accept the gesture with a smile. It's when we check up on a neighbor because they seem a bit down as of late. It's when even a gangster offers lets the woman with an infant in her arms take the taxi that has stopped for him. It's when we take care of our parents after they have cared for us our entire lives and still respect them far beyond any peer we will ever encounter. It's when we look in a mirror before going out into public and can say to ourselves, "This is how my mother would have liked for me to represent our family". Class, in my opinion, is what is instilled from birth by your upbringing and strong parents reinforcing good behaviors and punishing the bad. Class that no matter the circumstances is still apparent in our actions.

     I ask when this went out of style. I ask when did it die. When did we become so obsessed with our material possessions and loose sight of the priceless wisdom we could obtain without spending a dime? This is my question to all of you. What caused this shift moral behavior?

     I would love any and all answers/input on this topic, but as with all of my posts, I ask that they be respectful of other's ideas, morals, beliefs, and values. There is a nice way to say just about anything. In short, I request that this blog's comments to simply stay classy.