" Ations "

If we meet and say, "Hi"
That's salutation.
If you ask me how i feel,
That's consideration.
If we stop and talk awhile,
That's conversation.
If we understand each other ,
That's communication.
If we argue, scream and fight,
That's an altercation.
If later we apologize,
That's reconciliation.
If we help each other home,
That's cooperation.
And all these ations added up
Make civilization.

(And if i say this is a wonderful poem,
Is that exaggeration?)

................. Shel Silverstein