Respect can get you a long way in life.

There is a reason people teach manners to children when they are younger. When they learn something, it sticks with them.
When I was little I was forced to learn manners, and I thank my parents every day for making me learn them. How can you expect other people to respect you when you do not respect them?

An enormous way to show respect would be acknowledging the importance that many Americans place on the National Anthem and the Pledge of Allegiance, and not doing anything that would seem disrespectful while they occur. People are lazy, yes, I get that, but people served in the military to ensure your safety. They served to make it so that you can have the freedom that you do have to exercise all religious views or conscientiously object without disrespecting others.

You were also taught to say “excuse me.” It is not even funny how many times a day I hear “move,”“get out of the way,” or other things like that. Like I said, other people are not going to show you respect if you do not show it back.

The quote, “treat others how you want to be treated” is not just important to little kids, it is important to everyone. I do not want people offensively talking to me, so I am not going to offensively talk to them.

I keep that quote in mind when I talk to people, because I have a temper, and I cannot always control what I say. Although I know that if I want to be treated respectfully, then I am going to have to give to receive.

Another thing I have learned is important in life is to not talk back to your elders. If an adult tells you to do something, you say “yes, ma’am,” or “yes, sir,” and you do it. You do not sit there and complain and say you do not want to do that or that is not your job, you get up, do as you are told or asked and do not say anything back about it.

Respect is an important thing in life, if you have it, it can get you a long way. If you do not, you most likely will not get very far in life, at least not without everyone disliking you.