If we meet and I say, 'Hi,' <br />That's a salutation. <br />If you ask me how I feel, <br />That's a consideration. <br />If we stop and talk a while, <br />That's a conversation. <br />If we understand each other, <br />That's a communication. <br />If we argue, scream and fight, <br />That's an altercation. <br />If later we apoligize, <br />That's reconciliation. <br />If we help each other home, <br />That's a cooperation. <br />And all these actions added up <br />Make Civilization. <br />(And if I say this is a wonderful poem, <br />Is that exaggeration?)<br /><br />Sheldon Allan Silverstein<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ations-2/
