Respect
What exactly is respect...many people see it as a means of actions...others a right of passage (in a way). some see it has a way to treat others, if that person is liked or did some amazing act to grant it. But are we not just fooling ourselves in this little thought and behavoir? To think everyone must be judged inorder to be treated with respect. There is a simple Truth to what respect is and how it connects us all.
Unlike trust...respect does not not have any attribute to whether or not a person is liked. You may trust a friend and trust your friend, but you would not trust and enemy, you would not atleast completely trust a stranger. But Respect, is and could be shown to your friend, to a stranger and even to an enemy. For respect is not some word of acceptance, but actions taken and givin towards another human being. It is respectful to say reply to a person, to behave and disciplined around another human, and it is respectful in the use of proper words (also an action) instead of words of disgrace. And so ofcoarse the opposite would be disrespectful. Your actions towards your friend creates the ability of your friend trusting you and you trusting him/her. Actions towards a stargner and even a friend would allow peace and comfort amognst us. Respect towards an enemy, which could easily be the hardest of the three, would allow similar treatment, understanding, and a way of future resolve in the sense of there being a peace between. The act of respect is small, but hard...and will allow growth and understanding for any whom take it for consideration. I encourage all to practice it, as the lack of respect adds reasons to many wars and discusting acts against our own human brotheren. (I use that loosly to include men and women).
Discipline
"Discipline is the refining fire by which talent becomes ability."
Roy L. Smith quotes
"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment."
Jim Rohn quotes
"He that cannot obey, cannot command."
Benjamin Franklin quotes
There are many quotes on discipline, some true, others the opposite. Many try to tell you their own thoughts and theories on what it is and is not, but there is of coarse only one truth to what exactly discipline may be. And it is brought out in us, ourselves...yourself...myself.
Too many try to say that discipline is way of the trapped. That it can only grapple you in chains and give nothing but to another (subject to insanity or law), but this is at the upmost opposite of discipline. Only one whom chooses to not care and give up on the simple ability of, can give up freedom and be chained. Discipline however, allows not a person to be trapped, but allow a person the ability to remove chains, the ability to live and enjoy life, and the understanding of that ability. There is more than just the word, but an entire action amognst it. To learn and grow in that learning (learn multiple subjects such as an art, way of life, etc.). To create a deeper understanding of abilities known and yet to be known.
And with this Discipline, to act and react to what is around you is easier, Respect is clearer, and Loyalty is deeper understood. An Understanding of self is clearer than before, to be happy in knowing who one self is. What once was not, now is (what you can see is seen possibly seen differently, what you can do is changed, reasons may change).
Loyalty
"Even though we've changed and we're all finding our own place in the world, we all know that when the tears fall or the smile spreads across our face, we'll come to each other because no matter where this crazy world takes us, nothing will ever change so much to the point where we're not all still friends."
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"Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach."
Tom Robbins
"People who love only once in their lives are. . . shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of custom or their lack of imagination."
Oscar Wilde
Known as "a feeling or attitude of devoted attachment and affection" seen in being "the state or quality of being loyal". But isnt there more to what is seen above? Let me tell you there is more to just a word, its not just explaining what we do, but also how we feel, why we act, and shows who we are. Theres more to Loyalty than just a simple act of being loyal. It is not just a word by itself either, nor does it simply explain other words or thoughts or actions...nay, it is explained through those words, thoughts, actions.
To have trust is Loyalty, to show love(to ally, stranger, enemy alike) is Loyalty, to be true(tell the truth, others and yourself) is Loyalty, being active for love (being respectful to friends, family) is Loyalty, to stand when others sit (some tells a lie and no one will step forward to say otherwise) is Loyalty. responsibility is Loyalty (through discipline the act responsibility is performed and with respect it is fullfilled in a peaceful way).
Respect, Descipline, Loyalty...
all reacts with one another and deals with everything it seems like.
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