Respecting Elders
Respecting my elders, and everyone else, just comes natural to me, because when I was just a little girl, I was taught that I must always respect my elders, if I didn't, I'd get a slap on my face by my parents. As I grew up, I came to realize the true meaning of the phrase, "respect your elders," and I agree fully with my mother's teachings. I not only respected my elders, but I respected everyone around me. When I had my children, I taught them the same way my parents taught me, on how to respect their elders, and why. I never had any problems teaching my children how to respect, not only their elders, but how to respect everyone. We need to keep up with the tradition of respect, because so many people are so ignorant with each other,...show more content...
Why shouldn't respect go both ways? I think my friends respect me because I respect them.
I think it is important to understand what respect is and understand what your elders have gone through to get where we are today. I think everyone deserves the same amount of respect unless given a reason to be disrespected.
Quotes: "In Western Civilization, our elders are books."
"The Elders were closer to the Maker of All Things and should be deferred to whenever they made their will known."
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The elderly have lived long lives. They are so important in our lives because of this. The longer that one has lived, the more of a life they have to share with others. The elderly have much to contribute to this world. Most already have contributed while others will soon be contributing their best as time goes by.
Even the elderly are still learning. It has been said that you learn something new every day, and that is just why even the elderly are still learning. They have much wisdom to share with the world, even if they have just learned it themselves.
Learning
It really does not matter what your age is. Everyone every day is learning. We learn from both the young and from the old. The young are so
precious, and they often inspire us even in the simplest ways. They really have not experienced much yet in the way of living, but they sure can bring up things that we have
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SELF RESPECT "The worst loneliness is to not be comfortable with yourself." – Mark Twain Self–respect is fundamental for a great life. If self–respect is lacking this may cause insecurity and the strive to be someone we are not. To develop self–respect means to cultivate the self–confidence to deal with whatever life throws at us. Self–respect comes from an inner belief and not an egoistic feeling of superiority. The following are some ways to improve self–respect:– Learn to Handle Criticism – To maintain a sense of self–respect we need to learn how to deal with criticism and not take it personally, but to look at it from a detached perspective. Maybe it is false, in which case we should ignore it. If there is some truth we...show more content... Even if things go badly, it is not necessary to lose self–respect. Work with the best intentions and gain self–respect from that. Respect others – If we have no respect for others, how can we have self–respect? Self–respect means we have inner confidence and inner assurance, this is not a confidence or assurance built on superiority. It is the wrong approach to try and feel better by putting others down. If we look for the good qualities in other people it is easier to remember the good qualities in ourselves. Look after your appearance – appearance is important, it can give us confidence or it can make us feel awkward. Dressing smart for the right occasion gives us self–confidence. Dress for your own benefit: don't dress in the expectation of pleasing others and receiving compliments. Be True to Yourself– There is great social pressure from parents, work and society to become a certain person and to achieve certain things – this pressure is hard to detach from. Self–respect comes from being true to our inner calling, to have faith in our own values and remember what is important to us. Everyone needs to follow their own path, even if others don't respect our decision it is important that we do. Do we come into the world to please Tom, Dick and Harry or to live our own life? Never hate yourself – We make mistakes, we do wrong things, but we should never put ourselves down unnecessarily. If we are not careful we start bitterly Get more content
Self–esteem, also known as self–respect, is the confidence in one's worth or abilities. Low self–esteem is the opposite or lack of confidence in one's own worth. Self–esteem is shaped throughout one's life, it will increase and decrease throughout life but with essentially remain at the same level. Self–esteem has both positive and negative affects depending on if an individual has low or high self–esteem. There is more research on the effects of low self–esteem because it usually has to most negative effects on someone's health. Self–respect can also influence one's decision making, people with low self–esteem generally make poor or unwise decisions due to lack of confidence. Bullying can be caused by low self–esteem or causes the development of low self–esteem. Someone who does not have high levels of self–confidence may try and belittle others to feel better about themselves; being bullied can in turn cause someone to feel bad about themselves, therefore, causing low self–esteem. Ultimately, low self–esteem has been known to negatively affect someone's health, it can cause anxiety, depression, or lead to drug usage. Self–esteem has been studied for decades, by focusing on the development, self–imagery, effect on decision making, bullying, and the negative effects that follow the high or low levels of self–esteem we are able to unravel how self–esteem effects our lives and how we can change our own self–esteem. In a research article, done by Ulrich Orth and Richard
Most people go through life and always hear about the word respect, but they don't know what it means. Respect is the esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person. There are things in life you need to hold in respect. Respect for yourself, respect for others, and respect for property. Respect is taught to people everywhere and it is even taught to them in their religions. Respect is the very aspect that keeps everything in your life. Respect for yourself is very important to a person because it can be the balancing factor of your life. If a person has no respect for themselves the will most likely go into depression. Respecting yourself is also important for your self–esteem. Having a high self–esteem means that people...show more content...
Respecting your elders is important because they know more than you and they know what is good for you and what isn't. Respecting your peers is important too. Respecting your peers means not making fun of them, not fighting, and helping them when they are troubled by something. Lastly respecting property means not damaging or taking something that is not yours. Respecting property can vary from writing on a desk at school to stealing from a store. Respecting property is important because if you don't it could be considered a felony offense. But respecting property is just using your common sense. There is a Japanese culture that teaches us to respect the environment because they believe that the earth is holy, such as the trees, grass, and animals. You may be asking yourself "what does this have to do with respecting property?" But respecting property does not just mean that you shouldn't damage things that are not yours but it also means taking care of your enviorment. There is an old saying "do onto others as you would have them do onto you." How would you feel if someone came along and broke your bicycle, or trampled on your flowers? Most people don't think about how the other person would feel if someone did something to their personal property. There is a Japanese culture that teaches us to respect the environment because they believe that the earth is holy,
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