How many of you still subscribe to ..

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Re: How many of you still subscribe to ..

@ALIREZA1

So I guess your answer is that you subscribe to tribal and feudal values and people should be respected for their position. The basic difference in the eastern and western premise of raising children is that eastern people think that the child owes the parent unconditional respect and obedience because they resulted in his birth and they provided for him. Whereas in west the opportunity to raise a child and watch him grow up is a privilege and reward in itself and the child does not owe his life to the parent.

Respect comes naturally from your actions and if you are worthy of respect you won’t need to demand it.

If you are worthy of respect by virtue of being a parent alone then where is the incentive for good actions. A jerk and a good father would both get parental respect.

You are mixing too many thinges together. Respect, obedience, owing life to someone are all different things. Everyone deserves a level of respect unless they do something that makes you lose respect for them. That is the principle I believe in. I respect everybody unless the individual proves he/she is not worthy of it. Just because I respect someone doesn’t mean I have to obey them and it certainly doesn’t mean I owe my life to them. It isn’t just about being parents but it has everything to do with raising polite and sensible children. No wonder kids today are too entitled because they are taught that respect is earned so naturally they go around disrespecting everyone no matter who they are. They think ‘earning respect’ means someone doing them a favor. I believe everyone deserves respect unless proven otherwise.

Also, it has nothing to do with eastern or western values. I grew up in the US and my family isn’t very traditional or religious at all. I have come to know that we all should be respected regardless of our rank in society. To me the president of the US deserves less respec than a homeless man I just met on the street. Do you why why? Because I know nothing about the homeless man so who am I to disrespect him?