为何尊重很重要(Why Respect Is Important)

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goingbackintime,respectplayedanimportantroleinsurvival.ifwethinkofasmalltribewanderinginthedesert,wecanimagihatapersonnotrespectedbyanyonecouldbeleftbehindanddie.suchapersonwasconsideredtohavenoworth,noimportance,novaluetothegroup.

this,ibelieveisthefoundationofourpsychologicalneedtofeelrespected.

nowadaysitseemsmuchmorepossibletosurvivewithoutbeingrespected.someonecould,forexample,inheritalargesumofmoney,havemanyservantsandemployeesandhavesalesmenconstantlycallingonhimandcateringtohim,yetnotberespectedintheleast.

someonecouldalsomakealotofmoneythroughhavingaparticulartalentwhichisvalued,suchasbeingabletodunkabasketballyetnotreallyberespected,perhapsbecauseofthewayhetreatsothers.

still,thereisavaluetorespectwhichmoneycan'tbuy.thoughsomeone'slifemightnotdependonit,therearetimes,manytimesinfact,whenanotherpersonhasthechancetomakeapersonaldecision--ajudgmentcall.whenthatpersonfeelssincererespectforsomeoneelse,theywillmakeadifferentdecisionthaniftheyfeelnorespect,eveniftheyhavecustomarilyshownafalse,pseudo-respecttotheperson.

insummary,itisforbothevolutionaryandpracticalreasonsthatrespectisimportant,andalsowhywesimplyfeelbetterwhenwearerespected.