There are some categories of people who always think they are the best and that nobody can become like them. This is often so when some of this people has attained a very high position in life. They look down and disrespect others. They even mock them of their plight.

Respect as they say is reciprocal, much being said, no matter how small a person is, he or she will feel bad if you disrespect or look down on him. People has always been the subject of their own plight. People that should have helped you succeed in life, you have successfully disrespected them or make them look inferior. Life is not that way.

I happened to listen to a story of a young man who wants to understand what empathy means, his father happens to be a rich man who wants him(the son) to inherit his company and be running it as age is not on the father's side again.

The man doesn't approve this prestigious post of the overall manager of his father's company immediately, but he summoned his father that he wants to work firstly as a gateman in his father's company for a limited period of time. He stated that the reason was to know his father's employees individually and to assess them of their behavior.

Without much ado, he started as a gateman in the company, working arduously while keeping his personality low. He begins to examine the behavior of all the employees; how many of them often look down and disrespect him because he is just a gateman. They will curse and call him all manners of name asking him to go and die that he can't make it in life. Some would even pushed him with their official car just because he is a gateman earning meagre salary.

Days passed and he can finally deduced through observations those who will do the company good not on the basis of behavior alone but in other aspects too.

The day came for him to be shown as the New general manager. He was taken to the general office for meeting with the other employees, some have already began to be pissed up seeing him with them. Without much story, the old man finally reveal the gateman as the new manager. Trust me mouths went opened by all and sundry but does that matter at all? He emphasized on respect and not looking down on people because of their status. Some of the concerned parties started begging him that he shouldn't sack them that they didn't know he was the son of their employer.

Now my question is this, Should that young man forgive them and retain them or he should sack them. Is there even any importance attached to respecting others.. will be waiting for your honest opinions. Thanks