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I have been thinking lately about the importance of respect. For me, this is an important thing. I don't know if all human beings feel this way, it is characteristic to an NT personality, or something else.
I think there is a spectrum. You see, I can appreciate a person for who they are. I can care about them. However, one of the most important things I can bestow upon someone is to respect them. The deeper this respect is - the more this *really means something*. For me to have deep admiration and respect for a person - I must tell you - is not something that I do easily or often. It almost in a way is as if I am giving away something of myself. I am humbled by this person. It has nothing to do with who they are. I have to have interaction with this person to feel this way. The feelings start to come quickly but it is only over time that the deep admiration or respect is felt.
Yet for others, I am not sure that this means so much. They care about other things more. They may not even notice.
Any thoughts on this? How do you feel about respect - either being respected or respecting others? How important is it to you?
I think there is a spectrum. You see, I can appreciate a person for who they are. I can care about them. However, one of the most important things I can bestow upon someone is to respect them. The deeper this respect is - the more this *really means something*. For me to have deep admiration and respect for a person - I must tell you - is not something that I do easily or often. It almost in a way is as if I am giving away something of myself. I am humbled by this person. It has nothing to do with who they are. I have to have interaction with this person to feel this way. The feelings start to come quickly but it is only over time that the deep admiration or respect is felt.
Yet for others, I am not sure that this means so much. They care about other things more. They may not even notice.
Any thoughts on this? How do you feel about respect - either being respected or respecting others? How important is it to you?