Understanding Respect
When you are young you don’t understand concepts like respect as deeply as you understand it as you grow older.
Personally, it has taken me a lot of time to understand the importance of respect. Sometimes, I wish I was wiser, but we cannot turn the clock back.
Man can still live without love, but not without respect.
Respect for those who work for us
I often chat and have tea with the maids who come to work in our houses. I love listening to their stories, getting a glimpse into their world! Imagine the kind of emotions they feel when they have to do menial jobs in someone else’s house.
It’s a tough soul lesson they have chosen, and respect for them comes very naturally to me. And they do feel nice when we treat them as another fellow human being.
Respect based on how you dress
I love to deliberately underdress just to observe how people treat me in shops, etc. More often than not, people profile you and give you respect based on how well-dressed you are.
Sometimes, when I ask the price of a dress, the shopkeeper looks and quotes a huge amount. But, he does so with a disdain, assuming I cannot afford. I then just smile and walk away. 😊
On some occasions when I do buy, I enjoy watching the unexpected shock on their faces as they learn a fresh lesson in how looks can be deceptive. 😊
