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)
As I said, every deserve our respect. That included children. And narcissists... oh well, initially until the prove themselves not to worthy of it.
With reference to hole diggers; that is a wonderful job; the only one where you start at the top. The down part though, is that you end up at the bottom.
One thing at time my friend.
I'm in full agreement with you. What were we talking about?
I can also teach you some aromatherapy?
Does it contain alcohol and can one drink it?
Don't worry, I wont get lost. And I won't get myself drowned in liquor; I'm a strong swimmer.
I promise.
Hmm, the word probably hit her right between the eyes.
You mean something like a resident evil?
Respect is a deserved thingy for me, be it road sweeper shop girl banker polititons. JMO
Ouch!!
Stay Blessed!!
Goodenuph,
Hmm, I suppose there can be differentiated between respecting somebody and treating somebody with respect. I cannot blindly trust a stranger, but I feel obliged to treat him with respect when I fist encounter him. Yet in the end it boils down to the same thing. He's got my respect and it depends on him alone whether he will retain it or not.
Respect and politeness cost nothing.
Sure, but they walk hand in hand. You seldom find the one without the other.
Maybe I can lend you a hand?