Civility

 

We are here. Let us begin.

We wish to address the topic of civility.

How may you best serve your brothers and sisters, your animal co-inhabitants, the plants and minerals, Mother Earth herself? With care and consideration, Dear Ones. Interact with them, think of them, speak to them as you wish others would do so for you. Not only is this a service to the ALL, but you will have invested in having earned such future civility for yourself.

 

 

Oxford English Dictionary: Home British & World English

Definition of civility:

mass noun
• 1 Formal politeness and courtesy in behavior or speech.
‘I hope we can treat each other with civility and respect’

• 1.1 civilities Polite remarks used in formal conversation.
‘she was exchanging civilities with his mother’

Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French civilite, from Latin civilitas, from civilis ‘relating to citizens’. In early use the term denoted the state of being a citizen and hence good citizenship or orderly behaviour. The sense ‘politeness’ arose in the mid 16th century.

 

Merriam-Webster (North American) English Dictionary

Definition of civility

1 archaic : training in the humanities
2a : civilized conduct; especially : courtesy, politeness
• bemoaned the decline of civility in our politics
b : a polite act or expression
• The men briefly exchanged civilities before the meeting began.