Respect has to be earned!

Isn’t it funny that people demand and expect respect?

Here’s a newsflash! Respect has to be earned!!!! It doesn’t matter how much you earn, what’s your education level, what’s your rank, what’s your age and gender, how eloquent you speak, how bombastic you write, whether you are in uniform or not, etc. ~ bottom line is, RESPECT HAS TO BE EARNED!

Sadly, more often than not, people in positions of power expect to be respected. Yet, their very actions show their immaturity and instead of gaining respect, they lose the respect of the very people they demand respect from. Sometimes, by their very actions, they drive away more and more people.

Unfortunately, these folks do not realise that. They sit on their patronising, domineering “chair” high up in Never Never Land, surrounded by a troop of “yes” men and women, and think in their arrogance that everything is hunky dory.

It’s a pity. Reality is down here. And while they make decisions that they think is right (but which are isolated from reality), the REAL people could be suffering. The REAL people could be totally turned off. The REAL people could one day rebel.

Respect will not be served on a silver platter for anyone’s consumption. Respect has to be earned.

Just food for thought …