Hi everyone. Welcome to another mid-week inspiration. Today we are focusing on respect; self-respect and respect for others. As we go through life we need to respect people. Each individual deserves respect, regardless of his/her situation.
Regardless of where we are in our journey we must never allow anyone to bully, control or disrespect us. We must never sacrifice our self-respect. Check out this poem I wrote titled Self-respect.
Self-respect
If your brother has a need
And you lend him a helping hand
Do you think that gives you the right to disrespect him?
To throw the help you gave into his face?
Because if that is the way you feel
It’s better if you never helped
Your support is too costly
You want to strip him of his self-respect
I say, endure whatever you must
But never sacrifice your self-respect
And remember physical comforts pale
In comparison to peace of mind and mental health
Every human being deserves respect
Don’t allow anyone to continually disrespect you
Not family, not friends, not employers
At the end of the day your self-respect is everything
By Anjello Vassell
That’s it for this week. As usual, I’m looking forward to your feedback.
Wow this really let me see things from a different point of view
I concur
This is a very encouraging message
Thank you Robb.
Very inspiring
Thank you. I’m glad you found it inspiring.
Great and true word 😊
Thank you Shaniel, your feedback is appreciated.
Well said. Nothing precious than Self respect, from kid to old person , we need to appreciate.
Thanks for the feedback Uma. True, if you’ve lost self-respect you’ve lost everything.