“Respect is said to be earned and not given freely. My question to you, the general public, is why?
“When respect is given or shown to a person that is perhaps a down and out through no fault of their own, they cease to become a non person but a person once again.
“Their life changes for them in an instant.
“It simply means that by showing a person, no matter how bad they may be in our eyes, that we on some level recognise them as human beings and the same as ourselves.
“Their perception of where they are becomes different and so they begin to change also.
“Maybe they become less hostile, less abusive. They tend to view us with a different eye, not too sure whether we are at all genuine or not.
“By continuously showing respect, even in great times of difficulty, it is not always easy and we often think we are fighting a loosing battle, but by acting respectfully a common ground becomes possible and those awkward difficulties become easier.
“Yes, it can take a time, especially where there is much hostility, but it can and does make an enormous difference to an individual and to the masses.
“We all like to have respect, common courtesy, shown to us. In this day and age respect is hardly ever taught in schools or in the home.
“We, as a nation, have lost respect for each other. It is very much dog eat dog out there and who really cares anyway?
“Our society has crumbled over many years. Our values towards each other have also changed and so society in one way or another have now changed so dramatically.
“Old fashioned ways showed and demonstrated respect for one another.
“Churches still expect respect to be shown towards the public who wish to pray and participate in solemn worship.
“This still continues, but outside a place of worship people these days seem to ride roughshod over so many and our values.
“What we believe to be morally right has been constantly eroded away and we can hardly recognise ourselves as human beings.
“The Animal Kingdom has a greater respect for each other with their nurturing and caring.
“Without that care their species deteriorates, so it is very important that they try and support one another in whatever way they can.
“Until we start to bring back respect towards each other and for it to be taught from a very early age again how we should behave towards one another, we destroy the very fabric of our society and chaos will ensue.
“What we sow, so shall we reap. We have sown complacently and disrespect in so many different ways.
“It is as if the heart has gone out of the nation and we need to get it back on track again.
“As with all situations, it has to be demonstrated from the top and by example shown to the people. Those of us, who are in authority especially, must show this.
“Those programmes that we see every day on our screens expose us to the facts that it is perfectly alright to behave badly – nobody objects.
“It is only when a major blunder had been exposed that we then rally to the correct cause and say, “This is simply unacceptable.”
“Everything in society has now taken the easy approach – the laissez faire aspect. Hardly any of us care anymore. This is where we are now.
“How bad do things have to get before we start the long turn back into decency with strong moral values, were pride returns to us as a people?
“The strength of a nation begins and ends with the pride of the people that they are proud of that country that they support one another willingly and a common purpose of respect and care is given once again to one another.
“Until that day occurs we continue to fall and that fall will be deep indeed until enough people start to really wake up and learn to respect themselves and in turn start to respect one another.
“Could that wake up call be now?”
Jenny Ayers
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