Is respect earned or given?
in my opinion, respect should be earned.
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in my opinion, respect should be earned.
I also think it should be both. People should generally be respected as fellow human beings, but there is also another type of respect that is earned which gives a person a certain aura of using their presence on earth to make the world a better place. One earns respect by respecting others.
"Good drivers earn the respect of other drivers." - drivers ed. course
It depends. In most cases, I try not to judge people and give them the benefit of the doubt until they prove otherwise. There's also situations where respect HAS to be earned. For example, if you go to a job interview, you have to show you're right for the job and earn their respect. The job isn't just gonna be given to the first person that walks through the door.
authority should be obeyed but not respected. they did nothing to earn my respect other than being an authority. i would respect the law but not the police.
why do elders deserve respect when they do nothing but sit all day, eat, sleep and complain about kids today. just because they have lived a long life doesn't mean shit. i'm sure they aren't saints and made thousands of mistakes during their life time.
With your stupid attitude, "made thousands of mistakes during their life time", I guess you'll make every single one of them, too. And more, to be sure.
A smart person would try to learn from those who came before, so they don't have to repeat, "thousands of mistakes during their life time".
Dumbass!
well atleast i got a comment for "thegypsysailor". i've read plenty of your comment and you are pretty narrow minded and conservative (i don't have a problem with that, just different opinion). i don't think there's anything wrong with making mistakes. i'm just saying that elders shouldn't be given respect just because they are elders. what is perceived as "mistakes" are subjective. they shouldn't be taken as something negative. why shouldn't i make mistakes?