Hello, blurtarians!
Hope you are all doing fine. Today, I want to talk about a subject that is so close to my heart. Respecting elders. Being brought up in a family with 3 ladies and just 1 man and even younger than everyone. My mom made sure I respect everyone in the family, especially my grandmother.
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Respecting elders is an essential part of our society and culture. It demonstrates both respect and admiration for the elderly, as well as a deep appreciation for the wisdom they possess.
One of the best means of demonstrating respect towards elders is to speak to them politely. Polite language and avoiding slang or jargon are essential. Additionally, addressing them with respectful titles such as “ma’am” or “sir” is important. Showing patience and understanding is also key.
Finally, we should always listen carefully when an elder is speaking to us. They have a wealth of knowledge and a lot of experience that would benefit us if we could only listen carefully. They will tell you stories of the past with great enthusiasts. My grandmother tells me a lot of stories from her past and her childhood memories. Although, she repeats a lot of stories I like to hear them every time.
I feel happy when I see small children respecting their elders, makes my soul happy. These elders deserve the respect, especially when they have seen some hard times. My grandmother witnessed some of the biggest riots in our country during the time of our independence. She would not be more than 10 years old at the time. And experiencing all that at that small age must be hard.
Anyways, what I wanted to say is to give respect to everyone. Not just the elderly but everyone. You know the saying "Give respect and get respect."
Even respecting nature is of paramount importance. As I talked about in my last post... respect nature and worship it like nothing. It is the most wonderful gift we got in this life. Sadly, we humans are making a mess out of it. But it is still not late to reverse the damage done to our precious planet.
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I share your belief that our elders contain wisdom and skills that should be admired and utilized whenever possible. Several years ago, I cared for my dying grandmother in her home, after my grandfather had died. I tended her garden, I repaired the house, I took her to appointments, I massaged her feet. She had loved me all my life, and it was my turn to care for her. Almost everyone else in the family was completely absent, and didn't even come around for holidays anymore. I am very happy I did that for her, right until her final day, and helped her to finish her life in the way that she thought was best. It seemed most of the family wanted her to be in a care facility, being looked after by neglectful workers. I enjoyed learning from her, and showing her how much I appreciated her. She passed a lot of knowledge to me in her final years.
"Anyways, what I wanted to say is to give respect to everyone. Not just the elderly but everyone. You know the saying Give respect and get respect."
I actually don't agree with this part. We have a saying here: "Respect is earned." In other words, you can show common decency to everyone, but they have to show you that they deserve your respect. I do not respect murderers, for example. If someone is a bad person, I do not respect that. I may show them some decency, and probably just mostly avoid them. But I do not automatically respect anyone. If I did that, my respect would be cheap, meaningless, devalued. I save that for those who earn it.
But I certainly agree we should do our best to cherish the elderly and the stories they can tell us. Our own family members, assuming they aren't wicked people who hate us, should be loved and respected as much as possible.
Have a great day, Pravesh!