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I've addressed this more times than I can count- it was just brought up in another thread-
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal and have certain unalienable rights, endowed by their Creator, among these are, the right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness-
That philosophy is at the core of my beliefs- it is my bible- there are no caveats delineating race, country of origin, religion, school attended, political Party, etc.,etc.- Period.
As I've stated, too many times to remember, (and I have a really good memory), that philosophy of/on life has to be taken to heart to know what respect is.
Respect is not admiration- self or otherwise. It's not deference to a position or title or clothing- it is knowing that everyone else has the same rights you do. Rights are not tangible. Privileges and grants are. Rights are decided and exercised by, the Individual. Rights are inherent, i.e., endowed by a Creator-
Everyone bleeds red. Everyone hurts. Everyone requires, Air, Water, Food - some prefer, and sometimes need (depending on environment, clothing and shelter.
If you don't believe in the philosophy of life, how can you respect your own life? If you have no self-respect you can't show others respect- self esteem is not self respect- respect is earned, not granted on, or by, demand. Showing respect earns self respect.
Titles and positions on the food chain are entitled to admiration- the person exhibiting, or exploiting, those positions are, typically, admired by some, envied by some, and envy leads to hate- admiration gives way to adulation- maybe a reverence- others are ambivalent to- each has a right to his opinion. If the opinion leads to a criminal action (harming another) then that person's rights are restricted by law, and depending on the degree of harm caused, the restriction has dire consequences- but, the offended had his rights violated, so there has to be consequences for the violator. Had the violator respected the violated, there would have been no criminal action- but, likely, envy played a huge role in the crime committed- envy stems from a lack of self-respect- it's cause is immaterial- the root is a lack of self respect. Everything else is a symptom.
We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal and have certain unalienable rights, endowed by their Creator, among these are, the right to Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness-
That philosophy is at the core of my beliefs- it is my bible- there are no caveats delineating race, country of origin, religion, school attended, political Party, etc.,etc.- Period.
As I've stated, too many times to remember, (and I have a really good memory), that philosophy of/on life has to be taken to heart to know what respect is.
Respect is not admiration- self or otherwise. It's not deference to a position or title or clothing- it is knowing that everyone else has the same rights you do. Rights are not tangible. Privileges and grants are. Rights are decided and exercised by, the Individual. Rights are inherent, i.e., endowed by a Creator-
Everyone bleeds red. Everyone hurts. Everyone requires, Air, Water, Food - some prefer, and sometimes need (depending on environment, clothing and shelter.
If you don't believe in the philosophy of life, how can you respect your own life? If you have no self-respect you can't show others respect- self esteem is not self respect- respect is earned, not granted on, or by, demand. Showing respect earns self respect.
Titles and positions on the food chain are entitled to admiration- the person exhibiting, or exploiting, those positions are, typically, admired by some, envied by some, and envy leads to hate- admiration gives way to adulation- maybe a reverence- others are ambivalent to- each has a right to his opinion. If the opinion leads to a criminal action (harming another) then that person's rights are restricted by law, and depending on the degree of harm caused, the restriction has dire consequences- but, the offended had his rights violated, so there has to be consequences for the violator. Had the violator respected the violated, there would have been no criminal action- but, likely, envy played a huge role in the crime committed- envy stems from a lack of self-respect- it's cause is immaterial- the root is a lack of self respect. Everything else is a symptom.