Do You Think "Respect your elders" "Age =wisdom" is complete bullshit? (Page 2)
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well i feel in some wasy i have had to force myself to become wiser to the world and types of people due to certian situations in life which are unforseen.
as for your comment about respect it is a two way street im afraaid you must give to get on that front, i offer most people mutual respect to a digree then they will gain or loose respect depending on a few factors :)
Maybe, accept id love to see my grandparents maintain website data or do basically anything with computers. We all have things were good at and then we have things we aren't as good at or know little about. No one is automatically wise due to age.
Points well taken. All of us have our dignity and we all deserve respect, except perhaps arrogant, know-it-all young pups who refer to any other person as 'a piece of fucking shit'. No way to 'earn' any respect from anybody. Practice what you preach.
I think it's a lot about respecting the fact they've been through a lot of hell probably... Just going through the warZone of life. It's hard for young people to understand.. life is hard. If you made it to rider years you've waged a long struggle.
Doesn't mean you have to agree with everything but yeah unless they are a fascist there should be deference not for views - unless warranted- but for experience.
I believe that you should always respect your elders because even if they as individuals warrant no respect, their *position* as senior citizens does. That is, there is something inherently respect worthy about age.
"I think I'm more knowledgeable than a lot of people you are wayyy older than me"
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No I disagree, you should respect your elders. They have been through a lot, you need to treat them with compassion. I hate this ''fuck them'' attitude. Unless they are pure evil they deserve respect.
"if an elder is a piece of fucking shit" then I'm not gonna respect person either. But in a normal sense, where rational is appeased on both sides, yes, elders will get my respect and politeness.
Yes. Old people can be disrespectful, rude, and not worthy of the submissiveness I think some people demand of young people.
I respect everyone until they don't respect me.
LOL.
2 things:
1. Why should that person earn YOUR respect? Have you earned theirs? :D
At 17, you are still in the training wheels of life.
2. Dying is easy, living to an old age is hard. That, in and of itself, deserves some respect.
Also, I'm talking about 60's-70's type of old.
i don't think that, old people are wise more often than not. even if they're assholes, they're usually wise assholes with reasons.
"Respect your elders" is false, because one should respect regardless of age. And wisdom has "nothing" to do with age.
Wrong, wisdom is something you get with age.
An old person who stayed at home all his life still have more wisdom than a younger adventurer.
@GreatnessRevamped Wisdom is realization, which can be achieved at any age, and older person will merely have had more time to achieve said realization, but it's not something that is bound to happen. A 15 year old, can easily be more wise than a 80 year old.. whereas the 80 year old more than likely will be more intelligent.. due to having lived longer.
Wisdom and intelligence are two vastly different sibjects, don't confuse them.
Name one thing a 15 year old can experience that an 80 year old may not. You said it. I can't think of one thing.
@GreatnessRevamped Realization, as I said. The biggest difference between intelligence and wisdom, is understanding and acceptance, two of which a 80yo "may" never do/get. It's fine if you disagree, it's not my job to lecture you.
"Wisdom and intelligence are two vastly different sibjects, don't confuse them."
You are right, still respect elders.
I hate elder abuse as much as child abuse. Both groups can't defend themselves.
@GreatnessRevamped Indeed, one should respect others regardless of their age. Glad we got that in order.
Wisdom requires experience. So yes, wisdom is inherently associated with age. But it's accelerated by observation and experience. That still requires you growing up a bit.
No, I believe everyone should be respected from the get-go until I am given a reason why I shouldn't.
I respect everyone until they give me a reason no to. Some people I respect more because they give a reason to, regardless of age.
No I don't think it's bullshit but at the same time, I don't think it's always the best policy because we can be honest and say that not all elders are deserve that respect, but a lot of them do.
I respect everyone regardless of their age but don't destroy that respect. Also having people earn your respect is a bad way to go about living, especially when it teaches you to expect things from others.
You don't have to like them, but always remember to respect an elder. Even if they aren't the nicest, its just out of respect.
Yup that's total fucking bullshit. If a person acts like a dumbass piece of shit, I don't car if they're 17 or 70 I'm not going to respect them
To me respect is earned. Of course i always respect a person until that person demonstrates reasons i should not respect them. I dont follow the respect your elders mantra
Not all old people are wise or even intelligent. So sometimes it is bs. Some elders are pure evil and don't deserve any respect. Sometimes children are wiser/smarter/kinder than some adults.