Everyone interprets respect differently. Everyone has different examples of respect or disrespect. Personally, respect is treating people and their things the way you would want you and your things to be treated. When people take my things or touch my stuff without asking, it bothers me. A couple months ago, I was picking up some garbage from around the house because it was garbage night. After I made my way around the house, I walked out the door with the white, apple scented garbage bag in my right hand to make my way to the big forest green garbage cans marked with my home address, 331 Earl Ave.
Finally when I reached the garbage cans that sit under the lean to that is attached to our garage, I lifted the lid and glanced down inside. When I saw the tie blanket that I made sitting at the bottom of the garbage can, I grew angry. I made the blanket myself as a gift. One side of the blanket had footballs all over it and the other side was black, made out of fleece so it was really soft and warm. I had no idea who had thrown it in there and I was beyond angry. So, I called my mom on her work phone because it was about eleven in the morning.
I told her that I found the blanket in there and asked her about it, and if she knew why it was there. She told me that she had no idea why it was in the garbage. I knew my boyfriend, Chris, didn’t throw it out because I made it for him for Christmas last year. My sister is never home and that left my mom’s boyfriend, Kevin. It’s in his personality for him to do something like that because of incidents that have occurred in the past. He would eat my leftovers in the fridge or something that I had planned for my lunch the next day and he didn’t even care.
The Essay on Respect 3
Respect is a definition that has many meanings and aspects to it. But what meanings that means the most to me is family, yourself and your peers. Respect comes with trust, obedience and integrity. Those meanings all together have not only a personal meaning but also a reflection on me and to others as well. Here’s an explanation of how all these meanings come together to define the word respect. ...
I just assumed it was him. Being the outgoing person that I am, I texted Kevin as soon as I could. I asked him why he threw my blanket in the garbage and why he thought that it was okay. I also told him that I thought that was disrespectful. I texted, “I don’t do that to you, so keep your hands off of my stuff. ” Instead of texting me back and being rude about it like any other person would, he called me about five minutes later, which I thought was nice of him.
When I answered, he asked if that was my blanket, and when I replied, “yes”, he said he didn’t know it was mine. He apologized for taking it from the basement and throwing it in the garbage. Kevin told me about how our dog and two cats have fleas because they are indoor and outdoor animals. He said that he keeps getting bit by them and he has been trying to get rid of the fleas by putting flea medicine on them. He continued to tell me that he bought flea bombs to set off in the house. He had tossed the blanket in the garbage because he thought it was infested with fleas.
When Kevin explained all of that and told me he didn’t know that the blanket was special to me or Chris, I didn’t feel as angry towards him. By calling me and explaining this all to me, I instantly respected the thought he put into calmly telling me his reasoning and also trying to help get rid of the flea problem that we have. We ended the short, yet detailed conversation, by agreeing not to touch things that weren’t ours and respecting each others’ spaces. We have a very respectful relationship since that incident.
