R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Gimmie a R! argh. Things become so common you don't even think about it anymore.

The Golden Rule: Treat others the way you want to be treated.
What if you don't give a flying fig about yourself then wouldn't "Treat others the way they want to be treated" be more reasonable? But sometimes people aren't reasonable... >.>

What am I trying to spell. Respect, a common word, but one that I've barely examined. Oh sure, I've swallowed down the common terms and purged them back up, but I don't think I've really looked at it. K, ew, maybe that was a bad metaphor--but really you ever think about what respect "looks like"?

Because sad to realize, maybe I haven't been as respectful as I ought to have been. I don't mean that Im going to stop making quips about things that have no right to be in joke books---but just, maybe I have to be more aware of how I treat other people. Actually, it's not a maybe--I do. :D

Now lets make a list! (not comprised of society's common spit up)

Respect

It's consideration of the other person's feelings and boundaries.
It's being respe---dammit! (just wrong to use a the word to describe the word... =-=")
It's not forcing an issue when they become uncomfortable with it, or testing the boundaries, especially when you know their solid stance on it.
It's when you regard the other person as a person and not sometime to satisfy your own egoistical pleasures/etc. (yeah tmi? I repent for my sins) >.>
It's when you value the other person's thoughts, possessions, and feelings.


this is starting to smush together and sound alike.. >.>
But I think I've got it all, correct me if I'm wrong.

My god, have I been writing up a storm---I just can't sleep.

perhaps it was something I did earlier-yes I remember it, it's just too shameful to mention here. Or should I say, it was a disrespectful move on my part and that's why Im repenting. >.>

I apologize, I just wish you would read this and know it was you.
But I'm taking the easy way out... someone once said "if apologies were good enough, what would we need the police for?"