In today's society, is there still a need for civilized manners?

Is society really progressing nowadays? Is it really more and more civilized? Is our country, which has already gained a foothold in the international arena, really more civilized and more polite than the ancient times when the literati were prevalent? In my opinion, that is just a lie without malice, or a generalization. I think the evaluation of the degree of civilization of a society cannot be encompassed by such so-called key indicators as science and technology, standard of living, social system, and so on. Nowadays, when these indicators are getting better and better, how many customs that once shone with the brilliance of human civilization have been forgotten and abandoned, and how many rituals representing human civilization have been distorted and desecrated. Nowadays, how many people have a weak view of the legal system, a lack of integrity and a sense of morality? Respect is recognized as flattery, modesty is seen as hypocrisy, courtesy is regarded as cowardice, and those in the past disgraceful behavior is doubly respected: stifle childishness, binding the child's nature, was praised as a good teacher; contradicting teachers and elders, do not do their jobs, was quoted as personality fluttering; not to stick to the smallest detail, full of foul language, was regarded as rough and bold; honesty and trustworthiness was degraded to silly, compliance was regarded as a stupid, the talent is said to be exposed as a crazy, introspective thought! is recognized as proud,......

The improvement of civilization should bring about the esteem of etiquette, and this esteem should come from the heart. For a person, whether he is a genius, or has a good background, or by the efforts of the latter, etiquette is a key to open the door of success, of course, I say success should be able to withstand the test of history success. Which of the literati like DU Fu was not a gentleman of etiquette? Even though they were not highly regarded at that time, which one of them was not immortalized and remembered forever? Undeniably, this is precisely because of their potential charisma. And like Qin Hui's stream, although in his lifetime to enjoy the glory and wealth, and famous, that in the end what is it? The final result is a curse for the ages, the stench of ten thousand years!

The development and progress of human society cannot be separated from the accumulation of material wealth and the improvement of science and technology, but the development of human beings should be the development of many civilizations and the progress of society should be the progress of many civilizations. The development of human society should not be the starting point for the loss of etiquette, but should be in the development of new etiquette, create a new civilization at the same time, as far as possible to make the traditional customs, ancient etiquette to shine again.