This I Believe
I believe that respect is something that must be earned and cannot be handed out to strangers.
Respect
“Give respect to those who earn it”, were words that had soared straight into one ear and right out the other as I grew up. Those words were often spoken by my father, who is an advocate of his words. Respect is portrayed in my family as something that needs to be earned and can be taken away at any time. Respect, it’s the sense of worth that another person identifies you with. It will show you who you can settle with and who you cannot. Respect is based off of morals and beliefs that make you admire another individual.
I believe that respect is a virtue to life; it identifies what we live with in life and how we live in life. This broad topic has been very dignified in the Pinkney household for as long as I can remember and was enforced before I was even born. This belief has been taught and passed down on my dad’s side, my dad says that sometimes he feels like his dad doesn’t even respect him now, even when my dad has achieved a lot in life, and is a very respectable man.
When I was very young my dad had come to lunch to visit me at my elementary school. The previous days one of my classmates had asked for my sandwich and I told him I didn’t mind if he had it. Well on this day the same classmate came over and told me he wanted it again in a more firm and harsh voice that I had a hard time reasoning with. I handed the sandwich over and neither I nor my dad said anything of the matter. After lunch my dad walked me to class and when we arrived at the door he told me “son, sometimes it’s better to tell someone no and earn their respect, instead of letting them think they can push you around“. This was when I first began to believe in respect and how it functions.
The thought of respect being such a strong factor to my daily interactions with my friends, classmates, and teachers, our relationships always seem to pend on if there is respect flowing through the veins of our relationship. To have a strong relationship, you must have trust, which is also required for respect. You need to enjoy the opposing person for a solid relationship, which is not the case for respect. Respect can be earned by those who impress, even if we may not know one another.
I believe that I do not have to respect authorities I believe that authorities can earn my respect as well as everyone else. I firmly believe that although you may wear a badge you have not automatically earned my respect. It seems that all people of authority or administrative power believe that they automatically deserve respect. I will follow the rules and be polite to everyone, but respect, will be earned.
Respect will always be a strong belief in my head, and it will remain to determine decisions in my life. This belief system of how respect determines who our friends and foes are is a belief that runs deep in my veins and others, but as I raise my children I will teach them about respect and tell them, “give respect to those who earn it”.
“Give respect to those who earn it”, were words that had soared straight into one ear and right out the other as I grew up. Those words were often spoken by my father, who is an advocate of his words. Respect is portrayed in my family as something that needs to be earned and can be taken away at any time. Respect, it’s the sense of worth that another person identifies you with. It will show you who you can settle with and who you cannot. Respect is based off of morals and beliefs that make you admire another individual.
I believe that respect is a virtue to life; it identifies what we live with in life and how we live in life. This broad topic has been very dignified in the Pinkney household for as long as I can remember and was enforced before I was even born. This belief has been taught and passed down on my dad’s side, my dad says that sometimes he feels like his dad doesn’t even respect him now, even when my dad has achieved a lot in life, and is a very respectable man.
When I was very young my dad had come to lunch to visit me at my elementary school. The previous days one of my classmates had asked for my sandwich and I told him I didn’t mind if he had it. Well on this day the same classmate came over and told me he wanted it again in a more firm and harsh voice that I had a hard time reasoning with. I handed the sandwich over and neither I nor my dad said anything of the matter. After lunch my dad walked me to class and when we arrived at the door he told me “son, sometimes it’s better to tell someone no and earn their respect, instead of letting them think they can push you around“. This was when I first began to believe in respect and how it functions.
The thought of respect being such a strong factor to my daily interactions with my friends, classmates, and teachers, our relationships always seem to pend on if there is respect flowing through the veins of our relationship. To have a strong relationship, you must have trust, which is also required for respect. You need to enjoy the opposing person for a solid relationship, which is not the case for respect. Respect can be earned by those who impress, even if we may not know one another.
I believe that I do not have to respect authorities I believe that authorities can earn my respect as well as everyone else. I firmly believe that although you may wear a badge you have not automatically earned my respect. It seems that all people of authority or administrative power believe that they automatically deserve respect. I will follow the rules and be polite to everyone, but respect, will be earned.
Respect will always be a strong belief in my head, and it will remain to determine decisions in my life. This belief system of how respect determines who our friends and foes are is a belief that runs deep in my veins and others, but as I raise my children I will teach them about respect and tell them, “give respect to those who earn it”.