Why should a person respect their elders?
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"Respect" is something to be earned. It has nothing to do with age. I think in some societies we confuse "respect" with "consideration". \n\n"Consideration to elders" is a consequence of "empathy". Human beings (in varying degrees) are naturally sensitive to elder people's realities. As a result we conduct ourselves differently when dealing with older people.\n\nRespect is a very strong word, and it would be just as wrong to automatically respect an elder, just because he/she is, as respecting someone who you know virtually nothing about.
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The importance of respect is to keep peace and standing, and to make sure that there is distinction between people. It's also to make sure the human race doesn't drive itself to extinction.
157663
Keep ur environment neat and clean, obey discipline, respect your parents, nation and elder people. Sincerely do ur study. God bless you.
88532
I have respect for my elders and I am polite. These qualities are lacking in people in the US nowadays.
877492
What is old to you is not to them. Some of it is priceless.\nWhen you get older you begin to value certain things more than when your young.
1109899
Gerontocracy-a government in which the elders rule
219265
A healthy work culture is found in almost all organisation. Realtion and benefits depend upon employee. Do hard work, be puctual, sincere, honest and respect ur seniors. U need to prove ur performance, ur behaviour. Your responsibility lies only upto u. If we correct ourselves, then almost 90% problem is solved. Don't try to make others correct. It's not yours duty.
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Depending on the situation. When my parents are older I feel they should be the responsibilty of me and my siblings. The way I see it, they spent quite a few years looking after us, so we should do the same for them.
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Hi muAn, \n\nI used to have the same idea as you that Americans/Europeans do not care about their elders but that's just a generalization. I realized that we cannot just look at them as a whole but we need to look at them as individuals. We must also respect them as we respect our elders. \n\ntake care =)
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because the society doesnt respect the senior members. if the society tried to raise them with the value of respecting the older and that would start with the main unit of it, i.e. the family, then the young will respect the old.
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There are many things in the world that are not deserving of respect.  However, most everything is deserving of tolerance and, most of all, rational consideration.\n\nIf you want to be respectful towards everything, you're going to have to respect murderers, rapists, etc., etc., people who don't, in my opinion, deserve it.
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caretaker of elders..............
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Sadly many old people everywhere have such lonely lives that they have nothing better to do. It gives them a purpose in life. Be tolerant and ignore any undeserved critisism.
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Regretfully the traditions 30 years ago do not apply to now.  They have changed for many reasons...finance, technology, peer pressure and culture.  I didnt have a great deal of help from my parents seeing that they divorced when i was 12.  I had to learn my own morals early and get to know them\n\nI respect elders, im polite, i do the best i can....regretfully tho media and peer pressure are the worst.  People have now become revolved around themselves instead of their friends and family.  A survey was done on a current affair show here in Australia....a women scraped her knee after falling down.  ABSOLUTELY noone went to her to help.  Im ashamed....But the pressure of ones life has become so great that people have to see it themselves before they get sucked up by beuocracy
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Anyone can give advice. But for it to do any good it must be received. Older people - like any other people - can see that their advice is better received by being serious in their care about others. You must earn the right to be heard.
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sad to say, but a lot of young people have no respect for us older folk, regardless of our age and i think it is due to their parents not teaching them and expecting them to even treat them with respect. I'm surprised at the number of kids that don't say please, thank you, yes ma ma' and yes sir. i was brought up that way and at age 52 i still say yes ma ma' to my Mom and yes sir to my Dad and don't think twice about it.  But all kids are not like this. And I'm always quick to tell the ones that are polite, how much I appreciate them and their good manners. Kids won't give respect unless you demand respect. I learned that when I use to substitute teach.
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Having respect for people that we love. Also respect for people that can not protect themselves. How would you feel if someone close to you had passed and their remains not respected? I'm sure you would be concerned as well. Are you aware that in a mortuary that from beginning to end the up most respect is used for the deceased?