This 110-year-old "First Minister" or Vizier wrote the “Instruction of Ptahhotep” for his son, to ensure that he would have the necessary wisdom to carry out his duties.
Ptah Hotep wrote one of the earliest etiquette texts. Status-change ceremonies announce the new level of respect the attendants are entitled to receive and the responsibility they now bear to society. Confirmations, debutante balls and investitures mark changes in status.
Ceremonies that celebrate the order of precedences, such as commencements, coronations or inaugurations help cement the legitimacy of leadership. While many people question the pageantry involved in observing proper protocol, others find comfort, reassurance, commitment and fulfillment in it. Without protocol officers, manners would go out the window and rudeness become a virtue.
Think of protocol as good manners on steroids, with gentle but insistent enforcement in the background. Every debutante ball, Knights of Columbus All Saints Day memorial service, college graduation ceremony, State dinner, inauguration, coronation or State funeral requires the use of a protocol. Protocol is the art of combining good manners and common sense to make effective communication possible.
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