As I grow older, I have discovered how important respect is, for both our self and the whole society. I heard how people talks about respect and code of honour a lot. How humans as well as animals wants to be left alone in peace and not be intruded or attack. Again, mutual respect is a form of not intruding or attacking others. What happen if there is no respect? The strong will easily prey upon the weaker, and the weaker deceive the duller, society will be chaotic, full of attacks, revenge and retaliation occuring. Society will fall back into the babaric times when there are no laws and order, many people will kill/steal/rape each other due to anger from others disrespecting and harming them, it's a cynical cycle.
Therefore, I understand how important respect is now. For a peaceful society, people must learn to respect each others first. Respect is the foundation for a peaceful, stable and functional society. That is why in some culture they made the special occassion of "respect the elderly days" where younger people actually learn to respect their elders, and through this respect, it set a foundation for inner personal growth and maturity. From that, they learn to respect and cherish life and others. Through respect, love grows.
In addition, how we treat others is what we usually get in return. So if we disrepect others, they will disrepect us back. Likewise, if we respect others, people will respect us back. Treat others how you want to be treated is a good moto. Furthermore, if we belittle and disrespect ourselves, than we would be growing prejudice and disrespect in our hearts/psyche/subconsciousness, and that will manifest many implication from disrespecting ourselves, low self esteem, lack of self acceptance etc...
The other day, I had written "Respect yourself and respect others. For if there are no respect and code of honour, everyone will be stabbing each other with words and blades. Mutual respect is the seed of many great things."
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