#Respect

Respect. This is what we have for most people and often times the only reason left why we continue being nice to them. 

We hear mean words and offending statements, but we choose to keep the displeasure inside, practice patience and try our best not to make a big deal out of it. We get into situations where we have all the reasons to be mad yet we let our emotions subside and forget about it instead. We forgive those who wronged us even if we see no single gesture of repentance from them. We do this (sometimes), avoiding confrontations, not because we are too weak to correct them, nor because we are too scared to be overwhelmed but because it's the right thing to do. 

Once in a while, it is much wiser to let things pass, so as not to waste your time and energy in an argument you already know who the winner is. But oftentimes, we let things pass because such virtue of respect prevents us from doing otherwise.

Nonetheless, while respect is earned, it can disappear almost immediately, such as when it is repeatedly not being reciprocated.

Some people behave as if they're always right, especially when they know they are more powerful, more intelligent, and sometimes even just because they know they're much older. They comport oneself with superiority and worst with self-aggrandizement. 

And who do we often have respect for? Isn't it them? The more powerful, the more intelligent and the older?

Again, we let things pass, but that doesn't mean we will behave like that for all time, because to the same degree as we have respect for them, we also have respect for ourselves.

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