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Respect
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Saturday, December 15, 2018    Rated "G" by the Author.
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- Respect -

By John Herlihy

            

The notion of respect

Gives pause to reflect.

Disrespect stirs dread,

I prefer respect instead.

Respect must be earned,

Lest we end up spurned.

Disrespect gives pause,

Arrogance is the cause.

Follow wisdom’s advice,

Our ignorance but a vice.

Victims of imperfection,

We seek out perfection.

Do avoid being suspect,

Earn the right of respect.

 

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(c) John Herlihy Dec 2018

 


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Reviewed by Jms Bell
Reviewed on December 20, 2018
I THINK RESPECT IS SOMETHING EACH AND EVERY PERSON DESERVES JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE HUMAN BEINGS. I MEAN, WE DON'T KNOW PEOPLE REALLY...WE MEET A FPERSON TODAY AND HARDLY KNOW WHAT THEY DID YESTERDAY(AND TO BE SURE, THEY ARE NOT GOING TO TELL YOU). NOW, IF A PERSON IN SOME WAY EXHIBITS ACTIONS THAT WE KNOW OF THAT DIMINISHES, IN OUR EYES(SMILE) THEIR RIGHT FOR RESPECT, I AM LEFT WITH THIS DILEMMA; TO NOT GIVE THEM RESPECT WILL TAKE AWAY SOMETHING FROM ME, SO...DO I WANT TO 'GO DOWN' THAT HILL...OR PASS ON, STILL? I COULD GO ON AND ON BECAUSE THIS IS A 'HEAVY' SUBJECT, JOHN DEAR...THANK YOU FOR SHARING. LOVE, BLESSINGS AND FAITH...JOYCE * HIS INSPIRATIONS

Reviewed on December 16, 2018
Respect is not given but earned. It begins at home. You offer fine advice, John. Let us give respect if we yearn to deserve it back. 'Enjoyed!!!

Love ya!

Jane

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on December 16, 2018
You have had a wonderful chord with this one. While some people are charismatic and don't have to earn respect for reasons that are psychologically rather difficult to fully understand, most of us have to prove respect. I guess the first step, is putting ourselves in the other person's shoes before we take that step.

Ron

Reviewed by Sherry Asbury
Reviewed on December 16, 2018
Very nice. Indeed we should earn respect....and give it to others.
We have become a society lacking in propriety. I enjoyed this very much.


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