Respect: What does it exactly mean to you?

Maria said:
Everyone need to respect for their differences. They also need to try to be more involved and participated with them without personal insult or attack or what ever that will hurt them and their feelings. They may be not smart, but still everyone need to respect, no matter how much difference they are. They are just like you guys. Humans and they have feelings, too.

Respect is a virtue. Same with acceptance and patience. It's not necessary to jump in a bandwagon and say such hurtful things to make others to feel stupid or unimportant. People need to realize that they have their own needs for some things, too - I mean, support each other's needs for understandin', accept who they really are. Everyone come from different walks of life.
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:gpost: I have to agree with you on this.
 
One has to respect themselves also in order to gain respect.

People that are constantly in self pity, or continuously talking self worthlessness do not respect themselves
Sure! People will show them kindness but eventually that wears out.

Respect doesn't wear out. It can be gained or lost.
 
This quote by a historical figure put it well in perspective:


“How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant of the weak and the strong.* Because someday in life you will have been all of these.”
- George Washington Carv
 
ncff07 said:
WRONG! my grandfather had to quit school in in the 7th grade and he was one of the most respected men ive ever known. his brother was as well(my uncle) both were active in their churches and my uncle was a deacon and were respected by all that knew them.
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I was making a reference to education.....

There are different levels of respect.
 
Babyblue said:
One has to respect themselves also in order to gain respect.

People that are constantly in self pity, or continuously talking self worthlessness do not respect themselves
Sure! People will show them kindness but eventually that wears out.

Respect doesn't wear out. It can be gained or lost.
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Yep, I agree. Only hardest part if you have a (horrible to bad) experience in your life as a personal that affacts self-respect (much to less) low than an usual. It is gonna be hard for some people to respect themselves. So, I think the key path is self-loving first then self-esteem second, lastly, then self-respect. It is where you can start to respect yourself first before you gain more respect from others. :)
 
Respect is a two-way street. You cannot have respect if it is only an one-way street.
 
Byrdie714 said:
Education is respect. Respect is being educated.

The more education one has--the more respect they have.

The less educated one is--the less respect they have.
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Hmmm... are you saying people who are a lack of education will not get some respect from others, and only intelligent people will have more than that? Is that correct?
 
Originally Posted by Babyblue
One has to respect themselves also in order to gain respect.

People that are constantly in self pity, or continuously talking self worthlessness do not respect themselves
Sure! People will show them kindness but eventually that wears out.

Respect doesn't wear out. It can be gained or lost.
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Very true.

KarissaMann05 said:
Yep, I agree. Only hardest part if you have a (horrible to bad) experience in your life as a personal that affacts self-respect (much to less) low than an usual. It is gonna be hard for some people to respect themselves. So, I think the key path is self-loving first then self-esteem second, lastly, then self-respect. It is where you can start to respect yourself first before you gain more respect from others. :)
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Yes, I has to agree with you on this.

Yes, it´s mainly important to respect yourself first before you can respect anyone. It´s bad if you don´t respect yourself because you would not become miserable and angry person, no respect feeling for others.





 
Jolie77 said:
This is an interesting perspective - Let's say, if someone has done so much for the community but yet that person has not got any respect from others; What good will it do? Should it be brushed off? Should it be gained with knowledge to see that it's their "loss" for not recognizing the respect towards a person who has done so much for the community?
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that's rather shameful but yes - the person should just brush it off because he does not need to demand a respect from them. That's how humble a respectable person is. beside - the community will scold them and teach them a lesson :)
 
KarissaMann05 said:
Exactly, Maria. That is how I view as same as you are. I hate the quote from "logically and snobby" people: "If you are not 'welcomed by people', you are 'not deserved to have your existence' on the Earth unless you are 'recognized' by other people." So, yeah, a few certain people said to me that I don't deserve my existence on our Earth. How admiration for the respect. :scoffs: :roll:

You are ALREADY existed on our Earth. That's their loss. :D

Usually, I was and still am often disrespect and "unwelcome" by other people cos of my intelligence and my background... I only return them some to no respect cos I often don't get some respect from others... Well, a few times I tried to involve with some familiar-faced people for improving my social but they just rejected me out as they just dislike me, anyway. So I have no choice but I removed one thing from my 21 things. Also, it would be nice to visit my friends but they are too far from my place and some of them are so busy... Oh well... I guess I will stay an "anti-social" personality, probably forever. =/ I don't know....... I hope I pass my driver lisence so I can meet some new people from any location. Sighs. :shrug:

When people don't respect me, I will FORGET them. I just move on and find elsewhere to meet new people. Oh, yea I am hopin' that you will pass to get a driver's license soon. :fingersx: I am still studyin' driver book to get a Florida Driver's License. My old Driver's License from Oregon has been expired in 2004. :cool:

Oh, by the way, I agree that there can be a lot of social pressure to support "popularity" and "certain things" in some ways to single "low-life people" out. If I live in some larger place, I often feel like if I admitted in public to being "unpopular and infamous" certain things (believer, conservative, pro-life, etc etc) I'd get stoned to death. :lol:
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Since I have learned many lessons from the past, I prefer to get involved and be participated with people who are NOT very smart or the ones who are different. I met one little blind girl at church...aww, she touched my heart when I approached her teen babysitter who hugged this little girl. I asked a babysitter, if I could pick her up and hug her. She said, yes. I picked her up and hugged her. She touched my face, talked to me -- the babysitter told this little girl that I am deaf. :aw: I love this blind little girl and even, thou I've neeever met her before. I can see that she is VERY affectionate. I can see why she is very affectionate, becausse of her parents gave her lots of love with affectionate since she was born. She only knows love.
 
Byrdie714 said:
I was making a reference to education.....

There are different levels of respect.
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I understand what you are saying.

Different levels and meanings of respect.

A doctor will get more respect automatically, than someone working at a fast food place.


As well as a deacon of a church, will get more respect automatically, than a person just attends to church.

It is how it is.




To each person Respect has a different meaning or level.
 
I'm not sure about "more"; I think its just different.
 
Babyblue said:
Different type of respect... Yes I agree.

and People tend to respect them more as well.
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Well, I don't know...take my doctor, for example, I see him and I as two guys putting on their pants in the morning the same way and my respect for him goes as far as him being, on a sliding scale, a mechanic for my body just as I do the guy who adjusts my carbuerator. I am in a hurry and gotta go so when I return, I shall re-visit this and see what the heck I just said. Bye! :lol:
 
KarissaMann05 said:
Hmmm... are you saying people who are a lack of education will not get some respect from others, and only intelligent people will have more than that? Is that correct?
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Babyblue said it before I had the chance to respond and she said it better. :)

Babyblue said:
I understand what you are saying.

Different levels and meanings of respect.

A doctor will get more respect automatically, than someone working at a fast food place.


As well as a deacon of a church, will get more respect automatically, than a person just attends to church.

It is how it is.




To each person Respect has a different meaning or level.
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My view respects begins within oneself in order to be respected and give respect to others. Respecting people on/off line is valued and appreciated by others. In today's society it seems to have diminish, recently, I went to a mall some young person ran into me and didn't even apologize for that incident. In my mind, I wondered where is the respect? This really made me think what are these young people turning into.
 
Byrdie714 said:
I was making a reference to education.....

There are different levels of respect.
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You're right, There's different levels of respect.

However, In my opinion - I don't think it really applies to the education itself. Personally, I believe that it applies to what experience you have in life.

What I mean is, The more you get to know that person a bit better; You're also learning about their experience (whatever they do in their life) and that also comes in order to gain respect for them.
 
Jolie77 said:
You're right, There's different levels of respect.

However, In my opinion - I don't think it really applies to the education itself. Personally, I believe that it applies to what experience you have in life.

What I mean is, The more you get to know that person a bit better; You're also learning about their experience (whatever they do in their life) and that also comes in order to gain respect for them.
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Believe it or not--that applies as well. Afterall would you rather have a hamburger fliipper defend you in a Court of Law or a lawyer?
 
Byrdie714 said:
Believe it or not--that applies as well. Afterall would you rather have a hamburger fliipper defend you in a Court of Law or a lawyer?
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What does that have to do with respect?

After all, We know some lawyers out there are corrupted. Does it mean that they deserve the respect from us?

Of course, I'd rather have a lawyer to defend for me in a Court of Law but that isn't the point, hence, the guy who flips the hamburger may be a lot more respectful than a lawyer could be.
 
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