Summary: The Glass Statue

Society is a glass statue hanging on the edge of a cliff. It is only held on by thin strings that keep it from crashing. If one string was cut, society would slip and crack. These crucial strings are held tightly in place by an anchor. That anchor is respect. If respect were uprooted all the strings would fail and the glass statue would topple and shatter on the ground. A bad society is one without respect. Without respect people would do whatever they wanted because they would not care if their actions hurt the others around them. Relationships would be broken because people would be constantly insulting each other. The market would not work because suppliers would charge more depending if they liked the buyer or not and the consumer