Have you ever heard of the quote of Stockwell Day Jr.'s "As all human beings are, in my view, creatures of God’s design, we must respect all other human beings. That does not mean I have to agree with their choices or agree with their opinions, but indeed I respect them as human beings."? Have you ever felt disrespected? Or have you disrespected someone?
While I was in my art class, me and a friend of mine got into a little disagreement about using the slang expression "Heck!" was just ok. I made a big deal out of this flimsy disagreement and got enraged. And this made me unintentionally scared the youngest student in our class because of my anger. My growing frustration also affected the way I treated my teacher and the rest of the class. When I was about to go home, my teacher brought me to the fetching area. My teacher knowing I was not in the mood still tried talking to me and waved good bye, however I chose to ignore him. My mom saw everything in her own eyes. It made my mom really disappointed on my actions toward my teacher.
Upon reaching home, my mom had a long serious talk with me. She explained me to about the value of "Respect". Respect is how we treat everyone and not only just those whom we want to impress. Respect should be unconditional. No ifs or buts. It's not like "I will respect you if you will respect me" or "I will respect you but you must do this". Rather, it should be "I will respect you, period". She said she understands my hurting emotions, however it does not give me the right to also make them feel hurt like by being rude to them.
Lastly, to make amends with my actions, my mom gave me her phone. She asked me to send a message of asking forgiveness to my teacher as well as to my classmates. This time, I did not blow up my opportunity of asking forgiveness to those whom I may have offended. I still feel emotional every time I remember this experience of mine. But, it reminds me that I am not perfect, I am still a work in progress. With God's help, and by His grace I will be able to overcome my emotions that leads in being disrespectful.
While I was in my art class, me and a friend of mine got into a little disagreement about using the slang expression "Heck!" was just ok. I made a big deal out of this flimsy disagreement and got enraged. And this made me unintentionally scared the youngest student in our class because of my anger. My growing frustration also affected the way I treated my teacher and the rest of the class. When I was about to go home, my teacher brought me to the fetching area. My teacher knowing I was not in the mood still tried talking to me and waved good bye, however I chose to ignore him. My mom saw everything in her own eyes. It made my mom really disappointed on my actions toward my teacher.
Upon reaching home, my mom had a long serious talk with me. She explained me to about the value of "Respect". Respect is how we treat everyone and not only just those whom we want to impress. Respect should be unconditional. No ifs or buts. It's not like "I will respect you if you will respect me" or "I will respect you but you must do this". Rather, it should be "I will respect you, period". She said she understands my hurting emotions, however it does not give me the right to also make them feel hurt like by being rude to them.
Lastly, to make amends with my actions, my mom gave me her phone. She asked me to send a message of asking forgiveness to my teacher as well as to my classmates. This time, I did not blow up my opportunity of asking forgiveness to those whom I may have offended. I still feel emotional every time I remember this experience of mine. But, it reminds me that I am not perfect, I am still a work in progress. With God's help, and by His grace I will be able to overcome my emotions that leads in being disrespectful.
Prayer
Lord
Help me respect my parents, guardians, teachers, sibling/s, friends, those older than me, everybody and even my enemies. Help me not to be a disrespectful kid and give me the right words and actions to respect the people I meet. If I had disrespected someone, give me the courage to say sorry to that person and help me to not do it again. Thank you Lord for always listening to me, in Jesus name, I pray, Amen.
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"Respect everyone, and love the family of believers. Fear God, and respect the king."1 Peter 2:17
-by Jerry
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