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　　Ifwethinkaboutourdailyroutine,talkingwithpeopleconstitutesamajorcomponentoftheday.Beitathome,workoranyotherplace.Interactingwithpeopleisinevitableandhenceisoneofthemostimportantactivitiesofourlives.

　　Howeverweallhavedifferentstylesofinteractingandcommunicatingwithpeople.Somepeopleseemtobelikedbymostofthepeopleandtheygetawaywithanythingwhilesomepeoplealwaysfindthemselvesinthebadbooksofothersaroundthem!Whydoesthishappen?

　　Theanswerliesinthesimplemagicwordsofcommunication!Weweretoldandtaughtaboutthesewordswhenwewenttoschool.Weusedthemrepeatedlyatthattimeandfacedfarlesstroublesdealingwithpeople!Howeveraswegrewandbecameimportantpeopleandgrewbusy,weforgotaboutthesewords!

　　Thesimplemagicwordsare-Thankyou,PleaseandSorry!

　　Letsseehowandwhytousethesethreewords:

　　1.Thankyou

　　Thereisnotonedayofourlifewhichwespendwithouttakinghelpfromanotherperson.Beityourfamily,friendsorcolleagues.Fromthetimewestartourdaytillwestepintoourbedforagoodnight'ssleep,wehavetakenanumberoffavours.However,howmanytimesdowethanktheotherpersontruly.BefreeandgenerousinsayingThank-You!Expressyourgratitude!Itdoesnottakeawayyourcredit,butdefinitelymakestheotherpersonhappyandmorewillingtohelpyouthenexttime!

　　2.Please

　　Oftenwetakethingsforgrantedandorderotherpeopletodothingsforus,ratherthanrequestingthemtooblige.Thisdoesnothelpastheotherpersonfeelsasifhe/sheisforcedtodothisforyou.Justaddingasimpleandsweetplease,couldcompletelychangetheattitudetowardsyou.Evenifhe/shecantdoitatthattime,theywillmakeitapointtohelpyouthenexttime!

　　3.Sorry!

　　Astheysaid,"Toerrishuman..."andwedoexercisethisrightasahumanbeingnumeroustimesaday!However,aseasyaswemayfindtocommitamistake,itistremendouslydifficulttoacceptitandapologizeforit.Andthisbarriertoacceptourmistakeandtakeresponsibilityforitcausesstrainsinourrelationshipsbeitwithafamilymember,friendorcolleague.Sayingsorrydoesnotreallydisgraceanyone,onthecontraryputstheminamorerespectableposition.

　　Thesethreesimplewordscanworkwondersforpeople.Ifyougenuinelyusethesewordsinyourdaytodaycommunicationwithpeopleyouwilldefinitelyfindachangeinthewaypeoplerespondtoyouandyouractions.

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　　Mosthumanbeingslivewithotherpeoplealltheirlives.Yougrowupinafamily,learnalongwithclassmatesinyourschool,andparticipatewithyourfriendsandneighborsinactivitiesinyourcommunity.Youareacitizenofacountry,whichisoneofmanythatmakeuptheworld.Peoplehavealwayslivedtogetherandovertheyearshavedevelopedsomethingcalledmanners,oretiquette,thathelpmakeallthistogetherness-ofsomanyindividuals-alittleeasier.Whiletheserulesofconducthavechangedfromcenturytocenturyandvaryfromplacetoplace,theyareallbasedontheideathatapersonshouldtreatotherslikeheorshewouldliketobetreated.Peoplewhohavegoodmannersaresaidtobepolite.Politepeopleareappreciatedbecausetheyhaverespectforothers.

　　"Please"and"thankyou"arenotmagicwordslike"abracadabra,"whichamagiciansaysashepullsarabbitoutofahat.Buttheyarespecialwordsb