Respect has many connotations but the idea at the end of the day is the same. If we want to be respected we must respect others.

We always have to start with ourselves before we go looking for something other than ourselves. I think everyone deserves respect regardless of the way they are, the way they dress, the way they talk, the way they live. All living beings deserve respect, but today we’ll talk specifically about respecting other human beings.

Many times we want to be respected but we don’t respect ourselves. How do we not respect ourselves? When we dress the way we like but our clothing is not appropriate. By this I don't mean that you dress without combining colors or that you wear different types of fabrics, or sizes or etc… I mean the fact that you don't dress with clothes but that you undress your body.

We live in society and in a community where there are many types of people with different criteria of ways of looking at others. I don't judge people by how they dress or undress but if a person is going to be in view of a community they know that they will be seen by children and the elderly and other demure people. These people will see that they dress inappropriately because they hardly cover their bodies, which makes them look almost naked.

The children will then ask why do they dress that way and the elders will be upset as to why.

The person who is criticized for the way she dresses wants to be respected even if she dresses as she likes, almost naked as they are. But it’s difficult for a parent concerned about teaching their children certain customs to explain to their children why that person looks like that.

I don't judge. I don't care how people dress, but I do know others who do care because of what I just said above.

If you go out on the street half dressed and want to be respected by the people who see you I doubt most people will not stop when they see you and even say certain words to you.

Some people will be rude, others will be obnoxious, others will make innuendos and others will make invitations to go out somewhere you don't like.

Now, to the point. If you want respect from others you must first respect yourself and then respect others and I don’t think going out naked on the street is a way for you to respect yourself.

As I pointed out earlier I wouldn't mind if you want to do that and go out on the street like that but it would make me uncomfortable to see others who don't respect the way you dress and make a rude comment about it. 

If you want to be respected, respect yourself first, you will see how others will respect you and this doesn't mean you should dress luxuriously, just dress appropriately.

In another point, the manners you have when referring to others are very well seen. Someone who arrives at a place and shows good manners allows his interlocutor to receive him with manners as well.

It’s frowned upon others to call people by their nicknames, rude nicknames that is, we all have a name and it pleases us when we are called by our name and not by the nickname you like to call someone because the person is fat, skinny, small, has freckles or a skinny face, small face with freckles, with straight hair or not, and so on, we like to be called by our own name. If you don't want to be called disrespectfully don't point out rude nicknames to others.

We have pointed out two forms of respect but there are too many aspects of daily life that involve respect for others and that arouse admiration in those of us who are around nice people.

For example, when you go on public transportation and all the seats are taken but you see an older person enter, you can see that a young man gets up and offers the seat to the elderly person. I immediately look at the young man and admire him. From this you can see that he is well-mannered and if that young man looks at me immediately I will just say thank you with a smile. Even if that elderly person has nothing to do with me, but it has to do with the fact that she is a helpless human being.

On the other hand if no one gives the seat to the lady and I only hear the men ask that if there are gentlemen inside why are there no free seats. This comment leaves much to be desired of the self respect that person has for himself. I see this person and have no kindness towards him, my mind moves to the little education that the individual has received in his life and therefore he does not respect himself.

If I think of that just based on those interactions, what do others think?

The idea of this post is not to judge people based on what they do, it’s to say how the way you act with your community affects the respect others have with you and the way they interact with you.

Every day we go out on the street, we are seen by the people around us and because we live in a community even if we don't personally relate to everyone we see we are related to everyone just by the fact that we are living there.

I'm @gertu13 from Venezuela.