Respect
Everybody, from the humble street sweeper to the head of the nation, deserves our respect; at least until he proves to be not worthy of it.
Respect goes a long way and it is synonymous with good manners. Good manners dictate that we should respect our fellow man. Fair enough, sometimes we lose our respect for a certain person, but that is still no reason to be rude.
We respect our employers, senior colleagues, and the likes by default. Those who don’t will soon enough be able to call themselves ex-employees or at best they will sit and watch how promotions pass them by year after year. Protocol demands that we respect our seniors; if not the person, then his position. That of course, are those who know what is good for them. You will get those who will blame the system and not recognize their own disrespectful nature.
And we respect older people. Take Jim for an instance. I respect him even though he is a cupcake thief. I owe him that because he is older than what I am. Rubbing his age under his nose is not out of disrespect; it is merely being honest.
But not everybody is capable of respect. Respect and narcissism, for an example, are mutually exclusive. Narcissists find it difficult to respect anybody but the self. They believe that others are inferior to them and as such, have to earn their respect. Of course, nobody ever can, because nobody can ever do anything good in their eyes. Oh, they will throw morsels to those who suck up to them but that is just to encourage them to keep it up and to give them hope that they (the narcissists) may still evolve into a normal human being with feelings.
In short, you have to pay respect to receive respect. There is no need to suck up, just be polite and respectful and doors will open at places where you did not even know doors existed.
May you all have a wonderful day.
Comments (65)
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Thank you, I was just trying to set the record straight. Some people cannot see that a lack of respect is just a branch of bad manners.
Oh, I see Interpol released you again. You should not have claimed more cupcakes from your insurance than what was stolen.
Those cupcakes look delicious and very tempting. I must talk to Jim.
But why do you condemn me, I had nothing to do with the whole thing. I only reported what I saw.
By the way, my attorney has prepared a plea of temporary insanity; just for in case.
So many are blind to the truth...
True, and nobody as blind as those who don't want to see.
Have to agree.....the back-hand cynical humour coupled with a bad attitude is actually a guise for deep seated anger(common in narcissists). I don't find it funny and it's generally always disrespectful and/or demeaning to the receiver.
I know because I lived with one....and can recognise the traits.
Respect, good manners and a positive attitude always go a long way.
In ded. The sadness, of the whole thing is that a discussion like this will bring insight only those who don't need it. Those who need it most will not recognize themselves in it.
Let's be more careful to each other:
Not to tell cruel words,
Not to demand payment for service
And not to spin an intrigue lace.
Let's be honest to each other
And not to show off without "benefit",
Not to do of companions servants,
To press more often brakes
They can see no fault in themselves...
...and therein lies the problem....unable to "see" what is apparent to others...
Thank you
And I'm not sharing
What a wonderful world this will be!
I agree, it´s all to do with good manners and being polite.
Now, you have to respect me as I am somewhat older than you are, ok?
I know somebody like this. His own father tried to put him away for psychiatric treatment (he was 38 at the time) but apparently it is not an disorder, only a state of mind.
I almost did not recognize Santa there with you.
Their "God-like" status prevents them from receiving professional help....but, man, narcissism can and does do a lot of damage to their loved ones, in particular....but anyways, I'm getting sidetracked.
Definitely respect is a two-way street.
He looks kind of cute with the trimmed beard. And tell him I want a Lamborghini, preferably red, for Xmas. My order is nice and early. I don't want to hear any excuses this year.
It does untold damage to the partner. More than often they develop an inferiority complex. It must be very difficult to be in a relationship where you are never good enough and never receive a word of praise. I cannot see such a relationship endure.
Da, that is the other side of the story. Some people see respect, humbleness and compassion as a weakness.
I think we can discuss that, but those oils sound very expensive. I'm always strapped for cash. Will you be providing the oils?
Hmm, I guess it is like a roller coaster. You cannot just get off when you want to. You have to finish the ride once you're on it.
Ah well, you're off it, looking forward to something better. It is all the sufferings of yesterday that make you the person you are today.
Sympathy!
But here you are.
Thank you....back at ya...
I believe respect and good manners are extremely important.
However, I don't link it to age.
I believe a child deserves as much respect as an older person, and rarely gets it.
I also believe there are two levels of respect.
There is the natural respect one gives to all other living beings, and then there is an upper level where something is done or said which commands an individualistic respect.
If you want respect, you have to respect others (and give others something to respect you).
Some people are digging their own hole and won't be getting out of it after a while.
Molly made a good point as well, something I often here in Ireland is that "a child should be seen but not heard".
You're quite right. I just did not want to add too much detail. The blog was already getting long.
Been listening to Joe Dolce again?