Respect is the Most Important Commodity
If you don’t know how to be respectful whether it is online or offline, you have lost already and get ready to take a bow in style and shame
No, you don’t have to talk or indulge in deep conversation to make a friendship Just acknowledgement and respect for what you are being given is enough You may talk or you may climb all over somebody. But only when there is mutual respect and understanding of the truth of your relationship with them Just because somebody enjoys your funny anecdotes, doesn’t mean they are ready or willing to go further or deeper into a relationship or looking for romance You have got to understand that it is only in the spirit of keeping it light and friendly and pulling your leg respectfully When somebody talks to you, no matter what they talk, you talk back to them or don’t talk at all, that’s your choice and your freedom But you do not turn the conversation over to another person, be it your spouse or parent or child or whoever you rely on That’s disrespectful and it’s dumb It means that either you are afraid of facing the truth they carry, or you have no spine and you want somebody stronger than you to take over and overpower them because you can’t do it That’s not truth, that’s BS If you cannot win 🏅 over somebody in a conversation, you simply acknowledge that and move on If you cannot accept your faults when they name it and call you out, then you should have thought about it when you chose to cross the threshold of friendship Understand that whether it is an online or offline direct communication, it doesn’t matter, you always give and take respect You always behave responsibly because that’s your responsibility. You are not a child who doesn’t understand these how to be responsible You long took the oath and were sworn into adulthood. So, behave like one when you are called upon and trusted to be an adult Nobody is looking for out for you to come to their rescue Nobody wants to have anything from you Just because somebody is giving and investing in you, doesn’t mean you have somehow transformed into a superhero It might be that they took pity on you also It might be that they fell for your lies. But you have to grow up and understand that those lies cannot sustain the relationship for long Eventually and pretty soon; they will see through your lies and that’s when they’ll understand the character in you and want out Only truth can take you forward however far or high you want to go Anything else that is disguised as truth and dressed up in lies can only take you so long and so far before it pushes you off the cliff of life and deep into the ravine of shame and dishonor Remember that and act accordingly This is not child’s play It’s your life People are smarter than you think They won’t always remain dumb And when they see through the real you, the aftertaste can be quite shocking to you Know this truth before you try your dance again Peace ✌🏽
Amazing writing! Loved it all!
Thank you for the restack Kalpana