In your opinion, what does it mean to have respect for someone?

Question

I'm doing a project about how people define respect and what it means to them.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Treat others as you would like to be treated.

Answer 2

I think "RESPECT" is of many kinds.......

a) We as responsible citizens respect the  "LAW" at all times.

b) As a sensible & rational person, we all "RESPECT" all living beings..in other words..do not "ABUSE" or ill-treat any living being...!

c)As any normal person, respect all  "Seniors" due to their age & heirarchy in an organisation.

d) Then "RESPECT " automatically comes when we meet a

Knowledgeable person...no-matter which filed he belongs to...!

e) similarly we also respect highly skilled persons... let it be sports or any other specialised Technitians..

f) We also respect Religious persons/ GURU's (or) Prophets for their knowledge in the field of their  "RELIGION"

g) We also respect the Leaders in our Socio-economic

& also the Peer groups.

i) We do respect any person/individual  that may respect us.

j) We tend to respect all the individuals who helped us in our life at some time or other.

k) We also respect the people who advise us in taking decissions during critical situations/junctures  in our lives.

l) We also respect any individual who tends to think like us.....

in other words..people with same wave length as we are.

m) we also respect people whom we meet often but never interfere with our lives but mind their own bussiness.

n) we always respect a person who has a kind word to us.

o) We also respect any good charectered person or our  "IDOLS"  though we may not inter-act with them at any time...!

p) We also respect world Leaders for various reasons.

Answer 3

Leaving them alone.  Let them live their life.  Let them succeed or fail on their own.  It is harsh if someone fails but it is even sweeter when they succeed.

Answer 4

to show respect, is to accept that person as they are, and not criticize.

Answer 5

_____________RESPECT______________

Depends on:

Age

Experience

Amount of experience as compared to you in a specific area

What they did

Why they did it

Who benefited

If their work was of benefit to you

If their work was of benefit to your family

Or if their work was of benefit to all of humanity

Answer 6

Following the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have others do unto you.

This is how I was raised.

Answer 7

Showing Respect:

This is about being nice

along with kind

to anyone

at any age.

but in order to gain respect

one person would have to be nice

kind

not to insult someone

When a person has demonstrated this

then they have earned respect

Its like trust

if it betrayed

the person who betrayed

has to earn it again

and earning respect takes work

Answer 8

General respect is letting be... I may not respect a specific person but I have enough respect for the social order to stop myself from just unloading on them.