On the heels of a day dedicated to honouring those who sacrificed so much for us, and in a world ripe with sanctimonious attitudes, I can乌鸦传媒檛 help but wonder whatever happened to respect?

There乌鸦传媒檚 an old saying that respect is earned, not given. Or is that trust?

Either way, I think that expression is completely out of date and out of touch.

Why shouldn乌鸦传媒檛 we offer everyone our respect (or trust for that matter)? Is it because of our own jaded past, our wretched experiences with unsavoury souls that makes us hold that trust and respect close, unwilling to lend it to anyone new?

When you think about it, that really isn乌鸦传媒檛 fair. How dare we let our past cast a shadow on our future? Is that fair to anyone new and innocent who could turn out to be a great friend, a partner or a colleague?

There乌鸦传媒檚 a saying I learned a while ago about not 乌鸦传媒渟hould-ing乌鸦传媒� on ourselves or others. 乌鸦传媒淵ou should do this,乌鸦传媒� or 乌鸦传媒測ou should do that.乌鸦传媒� We乌鸦传媒檝e all done it, and we乌鸦传媒檝e all heard it. It乌鸦传媒檚 seemingly innocent advice giving, but it is also unnecessary. Plus, it乌鸦传媒檚 really not nice to 乌鸦传媒渟hould on乌鸦传媒� anyone.

Now, more than ever, a little more compassion and kindness is needed in this world. People are stressed about their health, their jobs, their future, their children. It乌鸦传媒檚 making us all a little on edge and even pushing some over. Sadly, many people have become cold and callous. Whether it乌鸦传媒檚 over differing political views or COVID-19 beliefs.

People just do not offer kindness as freely as they cast judgment. And everyone seems to have their own self-righteous opinion of everything.

I can乌鸦传媒檛 say I乌鸦传媒檓 not guilty of the same. Especially with all the stress and despair in the world right now.

But what if, instead of robbing Peter to feed Paul乌鸦传媒檚 ego, we gave each other the benefit of the doubt?

What if we offered respect to one and all? It乌鸦传媒檚 free to give. And if someone lets you down, it乌鸦传媒檚 also free to take back. Or maybe they will surprise you and earn even greater respect.

Perhaps the world could be a gentler place if we all just showed a little more compassion to each other first.

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