Children find it hard to respect certain persons or the same person in differing situations, viz. If a parent generally behaves positively with the children, it is normal for the child to reciprocate and show the same behavior But the anomaly arises when a parent confront or scold the child to make him understand a certain thing. The child wants to reciprocate his behavior but the parent defies his behavior and tells the child to respect him.
Here the respect is tried to be imposed and not earned. This is a contradiction to respect. Nobody can earn respect by suppression or by flaunting power. It is a deliberate action that cannot be forced upon others.
There is an individualistic form of respect also, which is well known as self-respect. If an individual cannot respect himself, he cannot respect any other person. A feeling of worth and rational judgement gives rise to self respect.
Respect plays a roll in our every day lives. When we go to school, there's