Respect

December 10, 2006 - 8:59pm

Respect is a word you hear a lot these days. Rich men command it; young men thump their chests and demand it; and old men complain if they don't get it. We need money and sometimes we want power, but our egos crave respect as much as our hearts crave love. Disrespect is so universally hated that the noun itself doesn't carry enough power to satisfy us. So we've made it into a slang verb.

"Don't you disrespect me!"

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by Gordon Atkinson

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Submitted by Anonymous User on December 11, 2006 - 6:33pm.

Nice. Faith is such a hazy concept for me; understanding it in terms of respect helps.

-Amanda