Watching the progression of this particular section of the forum, I've been wondering recently what everyone thinks about this issue.
I personally feel that to gain respect, you must give it first. Also, you must be willing to put others before yourself. You may be brilliant, but you can share in someone else's brilliance by helping them grow into their own. In that way, both you, and your community becomes stronger. In some ways, encouraging differences allows the whole to be stronger. Emphasizing divisions only leads to fracture. A house divided will fall, after all...
But perhaps my own beliefs on respect aren't shared by this community. I am curious as to what others think about this.
Please, contribute your own thoughts here as well, if you have any you'd like to share.
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