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pnichols
Apr 23, 2017Explorer II
toedtoes wrote:
I have always believed that respect is earned. It is not a right to be given to someone because of an arbitrary qualification - like age, position, wealth, etc. It is earned because it is given. You respect others, others respect you. And you don't worry about whether you are respected, you do the right thing because it is the right thing.
IMHO ... that is backwards ... as the initial default position towards another human being should be one of respect.
Getting it backwards can be, and may be, a main driving force for "me first" behavior. IAW ... "I'll treat you as a valuable human being if and only if you first prove yourself worthy to me of getting treated that way by me".
Respect is to be lost later, not earned later.
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