(A small preface: got finally my hair dyed darker. It had grown for so long, and finally I decided to try something new. I cannot allow myself bright colours because of my job, but at least it's something new haha 😄 I promised myself I would take care of myself more, and I've started doing that.)
I am deeply convinced that respect begins with oneself. No matter how shy a person is, no matter how much a person is dependent on someone else’s approval, as well as on the possibility of getting someone’s reaction or attitude deservedly ... They say, until we love ourselves, no one else will love us. I partially agree with this point of view, in particular, with regard to the topic touched by me. I can not fully agree with this statement because of the additional semantic lines (e.g. "Someone loves me = I start believing I deserve that"), "self-worryings" (e.g. "I love myself = I am selfish egoist"), etc. In respect, as I have already said, it is also partially works. In its own way, self-respect is not only the “desire to be able to” love yourself and “reckon” with yourself; it is also a kind of instinct, a self-defense reflex, which can reveal even if a person has low self-esteem and / or self-esteem. Finally, it affects the respect as a whole universal truth, which can be explained as the mutual ability to accept, comprehend, discuss, when you realize that the world lives on its own besides your images or beliefs... That leads to the possible fact that true egoism and ego-centrism starts when you try to restrict the freedom of the world around you...just because it doesn't suit you totally.
And here are several quotes about respect:
“When we treat people merely as they are, they will remain as they are. When we treat them as if they were what they should be, they will become what they should be.” — Thomas S. Monson
“I speak to everyone in the same way, whether he is the garbage man or the president of the university.” — Albert Einstein
“If you have some respect for people as they are, you can be more effective in helping them to become better than they are.” — John W. Gardner
“Treat people the way you want to be treated. Talk to people the way you want to be talked to. Respect is earned, not given.” — Hussein Nisha
“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that’s real power.” — Clint Eastwood
And what do you think on that? Share your thoughts.
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