I have heard a lot of talk lately on respect in terms of relationships. Yet i am not so sure how to define respect. There are a few definitions which i find intriguing. Webster defines it "to consider worthy of regard" and a Google search turns up this " a feeling of deep admiration for someone or something elicited by their abilities, qualities, or achievements."
I have heard all my life about earning respect; but lately it seems to me that everyone wants respect without doing anything worthy of respect. Is respect something that we should demonstrate toward everyone for simply being or is it something that must be earned? Are we to respect people or their positions. For example: in marriage are we to respect our husbands simply because they are a man or is it the role that we respect? What if someone does not even demonstrate self respect? I understand respect for life even in the case of death. But living out respect, in a society where it seems no one has self respect they just demand it from others. is getting harder and harder to do.
