If everyone had as much respect for OTHER people as they do for THEMSELVES, would this world be a better place?
by 
Charmaine Jay
ANSWERS: 13
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people die to try and find that answer. that kind of harmony you are inquiring about is called heaven on earth. we all have the ability to experience heaven while we are alive.it doesn't take much,love and respect will open the doors of heaven for everyone.
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generally people tend to be their own worst critic. Lots of people in the world hate themselves and commit suicide etc...its grimm but perhaps "this world" would be a worse place if people treated others as they do themselves!
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Why do you want me to tell you that you are just a ugly loser prestige whore who deserves eternal hellfire for what you've done? I don't know about other people but I don't actually have a ton of respect for myself in a lot of ways.
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It would improve the world if everyone had respect for other people. Period. Regardless of their own self image.
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yes
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True respect isn't personal: it applies to others as much as it does to yourself. What many people mistake for self-respect is actually self-deception: failing to confront one's own shortcomings, and making too much of one's strengths.
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yes it would be a better place.
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This question puts a new twist on Jim Carrey's memorable quote from the movie "Liar, Liar" . . "I hold *myself* in contempt. Why should you be any different?" . . (warning - video clip has some crude language) . .
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Yes! and if every person had more respect for the whole World, then the World would definitely be a better place ...
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As long as hate motivates the lives of even 1% of the world's population, the aspect of mutual trust and respect is an altruistic fantasy. It is a beautiful ideal, but until that time, save your respect for those who you know deserve it. There's no Heaven on Earth, other than that which you can create around you.
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thInk the problem is that people don't know or respect themselves enough, so they on some level or other act in a way that leads others to treat them in a way that is not what they would wish...
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Actually, I believe that most people don't have enough self-respect and that they act out by trying to diminish others down to their own level.
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Probably!
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