What Does Respect Mean To You

What does respect mean to you? To me, respect means following the golden rule. It means treating others with kindness, love, generosity, and having polite manners. “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” That is the golden rule, is it not? Who wouldn’t want to be treated with kindness? Who wouldn’t want to be around someone with manners and cleanliness? Respect is being considerate to others and their feelings and beliefs. Respect isn’t just for others though, you need to respect yourself as well; take care of yourself and be presentable. If you would like to be treated with respect, you, first, need to learn to respect yourself and others. Once that is accomplished, others will learn to respect you.
Respect for yourself and others goes a long way, people take notice when there is respect. As sad as it is, the respect people have for others and themselves is becoming extinct. Laurence …show more content…
According to the New York Times, it was respectful and proper etiquette for a man to take off his hat when he entered an elevator. Now, the 1950’s were not perfect by any means, but the character, and the elegancy that most men and women in that time had, is substantially different from those of the men and women of today’s society. Part of the problem is respect and manners are not being shown in the homes or schools, they aren’t even being taught like they should be. It should be taught in the schools, starting in kindergarten, and if it is taught every year, required for the students to treat their teachers and their peers, then respect would not go extinct. For something like this to work, it can’t just be talked about, it has to be enforced. Children in the 50’s were expected to say “please” and “thank you”, or to give up their seat to an adult. They were expected to stand when an adult entered the room, or to use their manners. If the children didn’t, they were