Quote Originally Posted by Boleslav View Post
Respect shouldn't be earned, it should be an implicit part of any human interaction. Now, if you are dealing with a person who has proven themselves to you in the past as being a turkey, then factor that into your interaction accordingly. But interactions should start with respect. I teach high school, and I see a lot of kids who give no respect to any adult on campus, and hide behind the excuse of "respect has to be earned". But that's not reality. If I met your grandmother, I'd be respectful to her even if that was our first interaction.
This is true to a certain point...say u gave her some respect, this amount is limited due to our society now...the rest of ur respect can be given if she returns ur jesture of good favor, or u can recall ur respect if u get into a bad situation with her.....respect is a given in all relations of human contact, but it is not total. To respect totally, u must add the starting amount of respect to that which is earned.