do you think we should respect older people just because they're older? ( Archived) (12)

hello joelle,

i has been always puzzled by the expression "the respect should be earned"

i suspect the problem lies in the definition of "respect"...

coz...

nobody has to earn my respect, i consider it due to every human being...(but i also to the nature, the animals, the plants)

respect for me is consideration for their feelings and rights...

which doesn't mean i don't get angry at them...

but i, possibly and hopefully, will never hurt them voluntarily


have a nice evening, joelle

To a degree yes...but its also all about the individual.

thanks lucy...

I've posted this Poem before joelle2107.

Yes, the elderly want respect. Some of my neighbors are elderly, and they complain every day about being on a fixed income...as food and gas prices rise in the US.

Circle of Life

It seems so very strange
How things seem to change
When you`re a new baby
At first you can`t even see
You need help with everything you do
Mom & Dad are there to take care of you

They bathe you and dress you
Change you and feed you too
They help you to sit and learn to walk
They help with your speech, as you learn to talk
They scrub your nails and comb your hair
When you need them they are always there

They put you in your stroller and push you down the street
They help you as you try to stand on your own two feet
They carry you till you can walk, then they hold your hand
They are there to listen when you need someone to understand
They keep you warm and cover you when you are cold
They continue to care for you as they are growing old

Then your parents grow old and some lose their sight
Some elderly have kidney problems and wet the bed at night
Some can`t get up and go, Like they did when they were young
Isn’t it strange how we sometimes go back to how our life begun
It`s like a circle of life as we age, We sometimes go through
Returning to the way we were, and needing help in all we do

Then when they need someone, where will you be
If their eyes go bad and suddenly they can no longer see
When they are the ones that need help in all they do
Will you be there, Will they be able to depend on you
Will you be there to hold on to them as they try to walk?
Will you listen to their broken speech as they try to talk?

Would you bathe them and dress them too
Would you change them like they changed you?
Would you push them in their wheel chair?
Like they pushed you in your stroller every where
Will you clean their nails and comb their hair
When they need you, Will you be there

Will you care for them, like they cared for you?
Sit up with them like they did you the whole night through
Will you feed them and cover them when they are cold
Will you be there to comfort them as they grow old?
We can never repay our parents for all that they do
But you can be there for them as they were for you

If you think about it, you`ll see what I`m saying is true
Someday you may be elderly, Will someone be there to help you
Isn’t it strange how we sometimes go back to how our life begun
Some can`t get up and go, Like they did when they were young
It`s like a circle of life as we age, We sometimes go through…

Beautiful poem JAustin Thanks for sharing it

Yep, I agree - if someone disrespects me (especially in a big way), they very quickly lose MY respect...and a place in my world. Im HUGE on respect. No respect? *see ya*

as for the original question - doesnt matter if theyre older - we should respect others, regardless (if they respect us, that is). Age has nothing to do with it :)

I am trying to fallow the footprint of my elder's.