What Do We Call Respect?
Respect is an attitude that favors adequate and satisfactory interpersonal relationships. In addition, respect is the necessary attitude to live without conflict, accepting the differences between people.
Respect is putting distance with the different approach of the other person , therefore, it helps us not to judge them, by their choice or opinion. Respect implies taking the other person into account in their individual differences, not pretending that this is otherwise, that they think or behave differently from how that person is.
How to get respect for everyone?
To respect is to realize that each person has the right to choose to be who he really is, in his way of thinking, saying, feeling, acting and even in his tastes and preferences in life. Each of us is different, therefore, disqualifying the one in front of us for being different could mean crossing the line of respect.
Therefore, if each person has the right to be who they decide to be, no one else is responsible for giving an opinion or deciding about the other person. We can have different tastes, different opinions, but as long as there is harmony within the difference, there will be respect and, in this way, personal relationships will flow appropriately. Pretending that everyone thinks like us, rather than disrespect, is unreality. There are points of view as people inhabit the planet. Thus, the important thing is not to think alike, but to understand each other and live in balance.
Respect is expressed when the other person is not judged for their approach, their decisions, their behavior or their way of life. Neither is he reproached for anything, nor is he reproached for being as he is, nor is he expected to be otherwise. Acceptance of the other is a sign of mental openness, in this way, respect represents having a mind clear of prejudices and afflictive emotions towards others.
In this way, respect is the greatest sign that we accept the other person in their individuality, in their totality as the person they are, not as we intended or would like them to be. In this way, we do not impose our criteria on others, but we let them flow.
How to express respect?
Respect is shown from empathy, that is, from the communicative attitude that shows that we know, accept and respect how the other person is. Although we may not share your decisions, opinions or behaviors, it does not mean that there should be confrontation. Through respect we integrate different points of view and even so the protagonist is good coexistence.
Empathy is the tool used within assertive or adequate communication. It is the one that shows respect, after listening to the other person, observing from where they speak to us, with their feelings and personal experiences. Putting ourselves in the place of the other will also help us to better understand their way of thinking. So if we don’t quite understand someone else’s point of view, putting ourselves in their shoes can be of great help.
To do this, understanding and understanding of your right is expressed. And , if applicable, the opinion is subsequently expressed, which, even though it is different, is always respectful of the approach of others.
When is it most difficult to respect?
It is more difficult to respect when we want to be proved right at all costs. Also when we assume that above any approach, our position is the only one possible and the one that has absolute certainty. This way of thinking will only lead us to confrontation and hostility. If we cling to a specific point of view and take it as the only valid one, we run the risk of believing in a moral superiority that will separate us from others.
On the other hand, respect is unlikely when the attitude is aggressive towards the other person. In gestures, non-verbal communication and attitudes, even with appropriate words, respect will not be present.
To respect …
We have to consider our approach only as one possibility among many others. We must speak in the first person, giving our opinion and expressing what is my point of view, not the one that marks “the law as absolute truth.”
It is essential to accept that our perception, although it may seem objective, is not in any case, since it is subject to our own interpretation, based on previous experiences, the state of mind and even the previous beliefs that already exist in each person. All this based on their own learning.
And when addressing others, do so from empathy. This includes both listening to and observing the other person’s approach, as well as accepting their right to be as they choose to be.
