It is said that young people should always respect and obey those older than themselves.?

Question

so wat are ur feelings about this??

in my opinion, respect and obedience do not always go hand in hand all the time.

Answer 1

We should always respect everyone but the older they are the more regard we give them, not necessarily more respect. But respect is not always understood. Respect does not mean blind obedience or the acceptance of everything another person says. Respect comes from one's understanding that the other is important, but not more important than yourself. Respect for parents often means obeying even if you do not understand as it is necessary, especially if you are still a minor. You should give the benefit of the doubt to the older person as you are less likely to be right. This is how we honour our parents for all they do and have done while we are young. When we are older we have the responsibility to ensure that our older loved ones understand the world we live and the modern demands that may have changed over time. It is disrespectful to leave the old unenlightened about the new world. They become more helpless that way and you are not respecting them if you allow this. At this time it is okay to discuss disagreements but not defiantly. Respect here is the understanding that you still love the older person even if you disagree with them. If you are defiant and they are angry, then chances are, they failed to be parents during your growing years and you have still to grow up.

Answer 2

I do agree with you. Respect and obedience doesn't go hand in hand. We should respect those who are older than us but we must not obey them blindly. There are certain things that we may have difference in our opinion but we can't obey their instruction just bcoz they are our senior. Sometimes we have to made the decision base on our understanding and stand on the issue coz our senior may not undestand the whole situation as well as us. Maybe in our workplace, a lot of times the senior staff ( means people older than us)refuse to listen to the young people especially those fresh graduates coz they feel that they are so senior and have the knowledge and experience to see the thing better but sometimes a junior staff can see more things than an experience staff. So it is good that the senior could also listen to the views of the young people so that ideas can be exchange

Answer 3

Yes, young people should respect those older than themselves. But as far as obeying is concerned not always, because older people are sometimes wrong in telling you to do stuff. (Mostly they are right.) So its your choice as a young person to weigh if its wrong or right the thing that the elder person asked you to do. It will reflect on your beliefs whether you obey them or not in situations.

Answer 4

To get respect I have learned it is important to give respect. I have learned if you have nothing good at all often it is best to say nothing. Age and wisdom do not always go hand in hand but experience comes from time and age often such that it might be a good idea to give someone older than you the opportunity to speak so that one can gain from their experience. Even the older people I know who seem to have not done much in life have illuminated my life from time to time from the wisdom they acquired in time. I do not think if someone older than me said be a suicide bomber I would obey that like the teens who are picked up and taken in by extremist radicals who are often crime and drug group involved as shown in England. I think that is a reference out of context in regards to showing your parents respect.

Answer 5

yea we should respect them offcourse,give their due,but not blindly,for blind obedience is not a virtue,but ignorance,i mean,no older or younger ppl should abuse their authority over another,and impose their willful and selfish will open one another,but have mutual respect for each other,give and take ,in relationships,we should not abuse,the elderly,but try and gain insights from their years of experiences if any,and the elderly,should not push the younger ones to the edge,my mother have nearly 40 yr old gap from me,,but our relationship was wonderful until now,as we respected each other,and gave in when necessary to each other wills and opinions,and nowadays i have 4 kids,me too give them the freedom of expression and xperiences in life,not sure if am doing ok,but there;s no much i can do ,as i had all the freedom from my mother,so i should not deny my kids,the freedom I'd had,it would be both selfish and hypocritical. from my part and i hate issues,confrontations arguments over petty matters,so i just give and take in a relationship rather then impose my will on others,and that is,respect and considerations

Answer 6

What it should say is respect elders when in need of counsel...because of the elders experience you have a better chance of finding a good solution from an elder than you would from a less lived, less knowledgeable younger person. And if you use said counsel you show respect for the elders.

Answer 7

Respect is earned. I give respect, I expect to receive respect. No matter HOW much older the other person is. Age does not give anyone the right to rule and control others.

Answer 8

I think everyone should respect everyone and themselves regardless how old we are. As for obedience, I think sometimes, we should obey older people if they are right.

Answer 9

speaking as a young person who has been a young person for several decades now

i think there is such thing as respect for a stranger whoever they are

i dont consider that just anyone who is older is right to impose on strangers just because they are younger

so respect for all - yes

obedience? no that involves trust of folks who have earned the right to it not just to obey anyone who decides to issue forth instructions

Answer 10

you're right! time have changed and so do thinking.

but not really for personalities and characters. best to keep an open mind to everythign and be polite and respectful if certain aspect we dont agree on. just listen and keep for info for it wont affect us?

elders demand to be respected but to a certain extend....respect have to be earned too?

youngsters do have to be respected too. works both ways . . .