who are WE without title attached to our naMe?
By alexysabelle
@alexysabelle (905)
Philippines
November 26, 2009 10:21pm CST
a priest told me once that he was riding a motorcycle and was apprehended by a traffic enforcer on the road because of some violations.
upon removing his helmet, the apprehending officer recognized him as the one who officiated the wedding of the enforcer. knowing him as a priest and the one who celebrated the mass at his wedding, the enforcer said: "father, you may go, i am sorry". the priest said: "why? i have violation that is why you stopped me, here's my license.." the officer said, "it's okay father, it's okay."
one question he posed on his mass, he said: "what if i am just an ordinary person, would he treat me the same? or would he treat me otherwise?"
the same, i would also like to pose some questions: would titles matters in your treatment with people? is title attached to a name of a person increases respect? how would we treat people we consider lesser than us?
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@pandaeyes (2065)
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5 Feb 10
This is interesting isn't it?
A name can change a persons opinion of another person .
It can work against the person too can't it?
A footballer was stopped by a policeman friend for a traffic violation and he said , Don't you know who I am, xxx the footballer! ,my friend said oh really? well I don't watch football so you are just another person who has run the red light .
I don't know but I think maybe the 'footballer' would have been better off not admitting who he was to have his name mentioned all evening at the police station in a mock reconstruction of the incident.
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@alexysabelle (905)
• Philippines
6 Feb 10
that is correct. some people can be carried away by their titles thinking that they can get away with violation or crimes committed by them. instead of being a good example, because think it this way... maybe they/we are given titles in our society to be an example to those people around us. a model perhaps of good conduct, an example of obedience, and example that despite our titles we can be humble and charitable in our own little way. unfortunately it became the opposite.
for me RESPECT is gain when we LEARN to respect others, with or without titles. what do you think?
@alexysabelle (905)
• Philippines
16 Feb 10
EXACTLY!!! that's the point... i hope some "professionals" would realize that too, because we have great influence in the society we are.
thanks pandaeyes....
God Bless
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@pandaeyes (2065)
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6 Feb 10
Oh yes I agree with that.
When we can respect a person because of their values and integrity ,they are a valued friend or member of our acquaintance and we will be far more likely to act loyally just because they have earned out good will.
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@ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
15 Feb 10
Well he is fortunate to be known by someone but that is so unfair that he would let the person off because he was known and had a title by his name .This means the priest could have committed some offence and gotten away because of his station.This should never happen because we are all equal.
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@alexysabelle (905)
• Philippines
16 Feb 10
you are correct there ronny, sometimes human nature makes us favor someone to gain favor too at the stake of the implementation of the law, a sad reality, it is...
you know, i think being EQUAL can only be found is the eyes of the ONE who created us. but among us human, no matter how some of us seek equality, it can become an elusive reality and we can never be because some of us derive pleasure and happiness in placing ourselves in a pedestal where everyone looked up to us as SOMEBODY. and this can became sometimes an avenue for use and abuse.
what matters most to me is how i DEAL with people i came into close contact with on a daily basis. that no matter how small my contribution to my immediate surrounding is my tribute to my CREATOR.
that maybe is a challenge not only to me but i guess to EVERYONE who has a greater understanding than the others to use this understanding to accommodate and serve the "LEAST" of us.
thanks ronny...
God Bless.
@lrglara (1334)
• Philippines
27 Nov 09
unfortunately, titles make a person feel more important which makes them demand more respect. sometimes when a title is attached to a name, its usually a sign that "whoa, give way... give way.. it's the ______". its not suppose to matter but in reality it does. i would have to say that people in general have to be respected, regardless of the title. what if it's you who doesn't have a title? you want to be respected to, right?
@alexysabelle (905)
• Philippines
4 Feb 10
yeah true, our christian values encourage us to respect people, no matter what is the status in life and in society. that is how God wants us to be.
however, humans as we are we make our own bureaucracy where people are placed high up on the ladder and demand to be respected.
respect is given when we show respect to anyone, with or without titles attached to our names. how we deal with people is the basis of how others behave and respect us. that's for sure.
take care!
@MrKennedy (1978)
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16 Feb 10
Titles always have an impact on how we treat and act with other people, whether we realize it or not. For example, if somebody is a police officer and has a title related to that line of work in their name, then even when they are off-duty, we still seem to take caution in what we say and do around them. Same with people like priests and such. Sub-consciously, we act and behave in a different manner 
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