[johndowe]

Hi there.

Is it better to be feared or respected?

I was feared, and i am respected, and i prefer to be respected a whole lot better.

Because when you are feared you are also hated, when you are respected you usually are liked.


But many people do not understand what respect is, and how it works.

First: Respect is NOT a one way thing, to get respect you HAVE TO give it, but both parties still have to work to keep it or as they say EARN it.

Second: treating someone in a polite and/or curtious way is a sign or respect, accepting people for who and what they are even if they are differnt than you is a sign of respect, trying to understand them is a sign of respect, making fun of them or putting them down ISN'T.


IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT OTHERS HAVE TO BOW DOWN TO YOU, OR YOU TO THEM, THAT IS NOT RESPECT, THAT IS DOMINANCE, BIG DIFFERENCE.

JohnDowe.