Why is it important to be respectful and obedient?
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2 separate topics here:\n\n1) Respectful - The more respect you show, the more respect you will be shown.  You earn respect...it is not just handed out to people.  That 80 year old war vet earned our respect, and he should be treated as such.  Always treat people with respect, unless you know exactly why they should not.\n\n2) Obedient - This depends on the question, "to whom."  To father and mother, yes.  They are responsible for you, and they are your parents.  You should listen to them and do as they say.  To teachers, yes.  Same as above.  To God, yes, same as above.\nTo any others, use your best sense of judgment.  Treat them with respect, but use judgment before blindly being obedient.  After all, you are a human...not a dog.
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Some people really do mean it, but I believe the majority of people say it just to be polite. At least their mind is in the right place in trying to be considerate to a person. I'd say 50% of our daily speech is occupied saying to others what we think they want to hear, but I'm just guessing on the percentage.
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being polite is a sign of strength :)\n\nWisdom and courage!
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to have respect:  be respectable !!\nto have high rank:  be competent, want it for a noble purpose, and be ambitious enough to earn it.
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Freedom of action within limits, with honour and dignity.\nViolators may be hated and not attacked.
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Treat everyone with respect and also believe in humanity. Believe in humanity not only in words but in actions too.
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Respect is an attitude of acknowledging the feelings and interests of another party in a relationship, and of treating as consequential for the self the helping or harming of the other. Though most commonly referring to interpersonal relationships, it can be used between animals, groups and institutions including countries. Respect does not necessarily imply deference, but a respectful attitude rules out unconsidered selfish behaviour. The concept of respect predates, and does not rely on, the existence of the concept of rights. Like the Golden Rule, treat others the way you want to be treated.\n\nRespect is sometimes loosely used as a synonym for politeness or manners, though these are behaviours, whereas respect is an attitude. Intercurtural differences in behaviours, self-perception and outward appearance may result in the unintentional appearance of disrespect.\n\nRespect is the esteem for or a sense of the worth or excellence of a person, a personal quality or ability, or something considered as a manifestation of a personal quality or ability: I have great respect for her judgement.\n\nMany movements have at different times claimed respect as the core element, including raver-culture, Islam and the United States Marine Corps. Many teachers consider this to be the core value in the classroom and think of it as the most important attitude in the classroom.
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Politeness is a social lubricant the lack of it causes friction between people.  So, yeah, it is important.
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Because they know how to respect other people!
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Be respectful....The Golden Rule
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Common courtesy and respect.
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To be treated with dignity, respect and love.
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I think for most of us it is harder to be polite to family because we assume our families love us unconditionally and we assume that they know us enough to know we love them even if we are impatient or rude to them sometimes. With strangers we try to make a good impression and put our best foot forward.\n\nYou know how they say you hurt the people you love the most. We should really be kind to everyone, it would go a long way.
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Because the nicer you are, the more people think they can walk all over you and treat you anyway they want.  There is nothing wrong with being nice, but don't be a pushover.
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Treat them with dignity and respect.
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You have the right to respect yourself first and then just expect that others will respect you.  You have more than a right, you have a requirement.
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All living human beings are worthy of respect.  It is their actions that one may morally disrespect and disagree with.\n\nWe are all one humanity, we are all together in it for the long haul.  To disrespect one is to disrespect all.