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Hopefully most of us will know what it feels like to be treated with
Respect, even when faced with a difference of opinion, however, I
suspect, with sadness, that most of us will also know what it feels
like to be on the receiving end of a lack of Respect or an inability on
the part of another to consider our thoughts and opinions as valid,
regardless of agreement.
Like many qualities, Respect can be open to misrepresentation and
manipulation. I have come across instances where Respect is a word
that is used in a way that I would consider to be inappropriate.
Someone once told me that they respected their father, when in fact
as our conversation emerged it became apparent that they feared
their father.
Respect born of fear is not true Respect.
True Respect denotes care and regard. True Respect symbolizes the
health and well-being of our own sense of entitlement, as well as our
recognition and desire to support and validate the entitlement of
others.
True Respect acknowledges and validates the differences between us
and therefore our unique individuality, indeed true Respect
celebrates difference.
It gives definition within relationships where both similarity and
disagreement can be validated; a space where agreements can be
discussed, negotiated and made, even if those agreements are in
celebration of a difference of opinion.
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