“Respect is knowing that there is always someone other than yourself who is smarter and more capable no matter the size, race, or creed.” -klanklareaux
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Respect is knowing yourself and your capabilities and limitations as a unique individual and with that knowledge assess where you stand as compared to the other guy.
Respect does not constitute conceding to someone’s own beliefs or principles; it does not involve debasing yourself and compromise your own principles or your abilities. It is accepting the fact that as an individual you uphold ideals, possess powers, abhor cruelty and inequality which may or may not be collectively acceptable by another individual, a group, or community and still maintain your integrity and yet withhold hostility.
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So we welcome the diversity of opinions whether we agree or not. We do not violently react nor shoot insults to those we disagree with. We accept the fact that the opinion of others is influenced by their beliefs, capabilities, and limitations. Much like your opinion is influenced by your own beliefs, capabilities, and limitations.
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Respect is knowing that policies, standards, rules, regulations, laws and the like are in place to uphold order and peace within the community. Submitting yourself to these constraints shows you know where you stand and you understand their purpose of existence.
What Others Have to Say
“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.” ― Albert Einstein
“Respect was invented to cover the empty place where love should be.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
“How would your life be different if…You stopped making negative judgmental assumptions about people you encounter? Let today be the day…You look for the good in everyone you meet and respect their journey.” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free
“Respect yourself and others will respect you.” ― Confucius, Sayings of Confucius
“We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws.” ― Hunter S. Thompson
“If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Insulted and Humiliated
“Respect for ourselves guides our morals; respect for others guides our manners” ― Laurence Sterne
“A true gentleman is one that apologizes anyways, even though he has not offended a lady intentionally. He is in a class all of his own because he knows the value of a woman's heart.” ― Shannon L. Alder
“I cannot conceive of a greater loss than the loss of one's self-respect.” ― Mahatma Gandhi, Fools, Martyrs, Traitors: The Story of Martyrdom in the Western World
Application
Our main interaction with each other is through the posts we submit. Our posts somehow reflect who we are, what we know, where we come from, and where we are heading. In the spirit of collaboration, support for one another and respect for each other will determine our success in SteemIt.
We need to consider every action we take before giving any re-action. How we show respect to others reflect how deep is our respect for our own selves. Our honor and dignity, the pride and confidence in ourselves should also be evident as we show respect to other people.
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Previously...
STEEMITIQUETTE #1: THE GOLDEN RULE. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.