For every respect we must all carry our responsibilities… One’s responsibility for respect might depend on their own respect for such a responsibility, or rather, the respect that they may hold towards their own responsibilities which they may begin to recognize the existence thereof, but still lack the general appreciation for either the responsibilities themselves or the respect required to truly carry properly any such responsibilities which may come with such certain levels of respect that may be required in order to respect the responsibility of respecting the responsibility to show such a respect to others, responsibly.
“Respect” is commonly used in two wildly different ways. To some, it means being treated as an authority. To others, it means being treated as a person (aka common fucking courtesy). Then there’s the absolute shitstains who say “If you won’t respect me, then I won’t respect you,” and what they mean is “If you won’t treat me as an authority, I won’t treat you as a person.”
Being treated as a person is given. Being treated as an authority is earned. And if you don’t do anything to prove you’re capable of being an authority, you don’t deserve to be treated as such.
Speciesism is rampant in this world, and the fewer of us that are able to recognize on occasion the behaviors we share with other successful creatures with which we share this glorious domain, the more the general notion of (generally a specific subset of) our species being rightfully and certainly more separate from our ancestors and absurdly twisted histories than we may choose to feel can become. We all so desperately want to hold a complete picture in our minds, perhaps just so that we may be able to better share our perceptions with others and connect on a more fundamental level, having some steady image of our cosmic or metaphysical landscape to reference, over which we may form deeper bonds than through any other mode of communication.
Then, at my age, I should have a lot more respect than I do
I respect you dude, whatever your age. Even the very young deserve respect,this isn’t age gated.
For every respect we must all carry our responsibilities… One’s responsibility for respect might depend on their own respect for such a responsibility, or rather, the respect that they may hold towards their own responsibilities which they may begin to recognize the existence thereof, but still lack the general appreciation for either the responsibilities themselves or the respect required to truly carry properly any such responsibilities which may come with such certain levels of respect that may be required in order to respect the responsibility of respecting the responsibility to show such a respect to others, responsibly.
“Responsibility begets respect”
This was my father‘s philosophy, and I must disagree with the inferred position that responsibility is necessary for respect.
“Respect” is commonly used in two wildly different ways. To some, it means being treated as an authority. To others, it means being treated as a person (aka common fucking courtesy). Then there’s the absolute shitstains who say “If you won’t respect me, then I won’t respect you,” and what they mean is “If you won’t treat me as an authority, I won’t treat you as a person.”
Being treated as a person is given. Being treated as an authority is earned. And if you don’t do anything to prove you’re capable of being an authority, you don’t deserve to be treated as such.
Then there are those who would gladly argue what it really means to be “treated like a person”
Speciesism is rampant in this world, and the fewer of us that are able to recognize on occasion the behaviors we share with other successful creatures with which we share this glorious domain, the more the general notion of (generally a specific subset of) our species being rightfully and certainly more separate from our ancestors and absurdly twisted histories than we may choose to feel can become. We all so desperately want to hold a complete picture in our minds, perhaps just so that we may be able to better share our perceptions with others and connect on a more fundamental level, having some steady image of our cosmic or metaphysical landscape to reference, over which we may form deeper bonds than through any other mode of communication.