Spiritually speaking, do most people confuse a lack of respect to a loss of control over their own lives?

Most people that don't demand respect complain about this b/c a lack of control over their own lives, is this theory correct?Spiritually speaking, do most people confuse a lack of respect to a loss of control over their own lives?
Before one can answer the question, one has to define respect.


Respect traditionally means showing some level of deference to a person because of some aspect of his life, e.g., his age, accomplishments, etc. Respect, per se, does not really have any inherent meaning. I think all people want to feel some value, that they matter as people, and perhaps a person in that situation feels he deserves respect, whatever that means.


I would say that the more one feels they are losing control over their lives, the more extrinsic reinforcement they need to validate their existence. I suppose that what one might call respect would in fact do that, so I guess loss of control and demand for respect might go together.


A parent losing control over one of his children might demand respect. While that might seem reasonable, demanding respect rarely gets respect. Relationships based on caring naturally foster respect, as one would not behave badly to one he cares about.


This is a good question. I am a public school teacher, and teenagers,depending on factors like upbringing and the culture of the school, show varying degrees of respect. However, if a person expects respect just because a title calls for it, he or she might be sadly disappiontedSpiritually speaking, do most people confuse a lack of respect to a loss of control over their own lives?
I'm not sure I get what you are saying in the details of your question.





I didn't know that most people that don't demand respect were complaining that they didn't get respect.





I'd like to see someone ';demand'; respect lol. That's kinda cute.





I give respect to people because of who I am, not because they demand it.





I have no ';loss of control'; issues at all.
They dont demand respect





They complain about not getting respect





They complain because they have no (lack of) control in their own lives





That what you mean?





Well I guess it kind of makes sense, because the lack of control being the fact that they let people walk over them.





But really, I dont get it.
No. I'm thinking that they are two separate issues. A person may have a lack of respect from others, but able to control most other aspects of their lives. It's only in that specific area they are not getting respect.
It is hard to tell...

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