Give Respect and Take respect!
By andresimp
@andresimp (818)
India
June 20, 2009 10:56am CST
hi friends. Do you agree with the saying "give respect and take respect".. some religious people say that we should not expect respect from others but we should respect others no matter what. i didn't start this discussion under "Religious interest" cuase i m sure i ll get mostly negative responses. it doesn't mean that you should not object the saying. it is open to everyone. as human beings we always go to places where we get enough respect, and we do not give respect when we don't get it from them. some people also hurt the ones who don't give respect as expected.. what do you think about it? do you respect only those who respects you?
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4 responses
@Archie0 (5636)
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20 Jun 09
Yes i totally agree to this.When we give respect to others those same people give us the respect back, and i have seen this lot many times too.I know how good we feel when someone respects us for being nice and how we feel someone talks badly and expects us to be good to them.
@andresimp (818)
• India
20 Jun 09
you are right archie, even if we say we don't expect respect, at some point we do fight for our self respect. we wont let anyone put us down in a get to gather or party.
@nraisor (59)
• United States
20 Jun 09
I respect all people but I guess that I would have to say that I tend to have more respect for people that do positive things with their lives. Even if people do not show me respect, I believe that you should treat others the way that you want to be treated and I would never want to be treated meanly or rudely for any reason.
@andresimp (818)
• India
20 Jun 09
wow, i m impressed. you are right we should treat others the way we want to be treated by them. but then do you go to a party or a get together where no one bothers you,either because you, are not up to their standard or probably you are not as rich as them. Do you think that little respect is needed in such case? will you find yourself comfortable in such places? or just avoid going to such places?
@nraisor (59)
• United States
20 Jun 09
I go places that I think sound fun, regardless of the people that are there. Don't get me wrong, I'm as human as the next person so I do try to avoid situations that I feel will be bad. But I think you need to meet things of that nature head on when you can. Otherwise the lines that divide us will only continue to grow.
@andresimp (818)
• India
21 Jun 09
well said, if we try and avoid those places we'll are still letting it grow. It is like "facing difficulties with Boldness. that applies to this as well. thanks for the response.
@drdivu (1011)
• India
21 Jun 09
respect is the basic need of an individual..even if u kick or hurt a dog, it wont return to u again..wont even have that thrown food from that person..!! everyone has a self respect and one should respect that and treat as one wants to be treated..!!! u ll never lose anything in that, rather again,more friends and respect but never an insult..!! give respect and wont require the need to take respect, u wil get it in return...!!
@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
20 Jun 09
Any religious person who is not respectful is just that....a religious person and knows nothing of spirituality or God. Jesus said it was the religious people in the world that kept people from knowing God...with all their pride they strained at a knat and swallowed a camel. :)
Anyone who truly loves others will show respect.
@andresimp (818)
• India
20 Jun 09
yes i agree generally, anyone who loves others will show respect. do you expect respect from others? or is it ok with you if people don't respect you? do you believe in give respect and take take respect or you say just respect others without expecting the same from them
@andresimp (818)
• India
21 Jun 09
yeah, you are right. i guess experience teaches a lot of lessons. :) thanks for the response. happy mylotting
@debrakcarey (19887)
• United States
21 Jun 09
I expect respect...but if I don't get it..instead of responding negatively...I TRY to understand why they did not give it...to see "me" from their perspective. I said try...cause sometimes I am not able to see....and then I just let it go and try to smile. If they have been very disrespectful...I may say something to them. Or I may avoid them. It took me along while in my walk to insist on respect. I am an abuse survivor....and had many hurdles to over come. But I have found it is not loving to allow someone to treat you bad...and not say or do something. Finding the control to say it nicely...that is necessary too. :)
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