You can tell that this respect thing is really bugging me. Mya Kagan is quoted as saying that respect is treating others the way you want to be treated. I agree with this, except that some people do not even respect themselves. So let me extend this by saying the respect is connected to those behaviours that do not injure yourself, others or the environment in any way shape or form.
Therefore, if we do not take care of our belongings, then we are not respecting our property. We can also extend that by saying that if we do not take care of our things, we not only disrespecting our things, but by extension we are not respecting our selves either. This applies to everything we do and encounter. Do we respect the laws, others, the environment, our jobs.
When we respect something, we treat it the way we would want to be treated, no matter how we are treated, whether we like the person, job, law, or whatever. We need to get back to including respect in our everyday lives.
I am sure I will be writing more in the future about this topic. Please do not hesitate to add comments.
Bev
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