> No one should > ridicule anyone else, > even if he comes visiting. > Many a man seems wise > if he is never questioned > and he gets to brood with dry skin > Auden and Taylor: > A man among friends should not mock another: > Many believe the man > Who is not questioned to know much > And so he escapes their scorn. - Even if someone is worthy of ridicule, if they are your guest they are deserving of respect and should not be treated as a laughing stock - When treated respectfully as a guest, instead of ridicule others do not question him and this affords him some semblance of general respect from others who may now know him. - Do not immediately put someone down in front of others - Allow them to do this job themselves - but afford them respect as a guest so that other guests also treat this person respectfully and "give him a chance" - Be a good, kind, and benevolent host