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Being cannot change
Life is a constant reaction
I am a human becoming
NeAvO's Nightly JourneysAdopted: Hazel AngelGirl ShadowsandTerrorhawkerCourtesy of GoldneyShoot for the moon, even if you miss it you will land among the stars.Originally Posted by Vex Kitten
Please drop back by in 20 years. I't will be interesting to hear how your worldview has changed. |
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you must be the change you wish to see in the world...
-gandhi
Respect is not the same as tolerance. I would say that upon meeting someone that i tolerate them and remain open-minded before reaching a judgement about their character. If deserving, then i would attribute respect. |
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Being cannot change
Life is a constant reaction
I am a human becoming
I don't respect anybody, regardless of age |
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In this case, Seeker, This person has done some great things for himself and others and deserves your respect. I have in no way stated that i believe that all elderly people are silly (as im assuming you are insinuating) and have not come to this point in my life to fall into becoming an Ageist by any means. I am simply against the saying of "respect your elders" and the imposing belief it creates in the minds of the youth of today who may not question what they are being taught. |
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Being cannot change
Life is a constant reaction
I am a human becoming
I always seem to run into this problem with people dissecting my writing into individual statements without looking at the whole picture. |
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Being cannot change
Life is a constant reaction
I am a human becoming
Im 15 and I have great respect for all people older then me, and younger. And I realize that my parents and other adults have a lot to say and influence me because they have likely been through what I have and more. They know more, cuzz they've had more experience in life. |
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heh heh heh, |
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Being cannot change
Life is a constant reaction
I am a human becoming
I'm the same with you, I don't respect someone until I know them. |
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I try to respect my elders, but I get alot of hate from old people because I have long hair. They all think Im a hippie...why is this?! |
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Up until last week i had the same problem with comments about long hair and the assumptions that elderly people tend to make about it. For them, i believe it represents a period of time when free speech free love and free drug use were major social norms. Perhaps they have grown our of their ideals and are now as much of a cog in the mechanics of the economic structure of the world as those who they fought so hard against in their era. |
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Being cannot change
Life is a constant reaction
I am a human becoming
Yea, I too think that might be why. It makes it very hard to get a job, even one in a non-food related area. But long hair isnt a problem if your not working with food...Old People...gah! |
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Kakashi had long-ish hair... maybe you can train ninjas! |
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"If there was one thing the lucid dreaming ninja writer could not stand, it was used car salesmen."
If people judge you by how long you hair is/your appearence, they probably aren't worth your time/respect anyways. But I almost wonder if thier judging you is all in your head? Do they actually say, "Hey you long haired rascal, who do you think you are?" (or something of the like?) |
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Yeah your totally right. Why the hell would I want to spend my time with people who only judge me on my appearence. Store managers and store owners who are looking to hire people care A LOT it seems. Sure its discrimination but what can I do about it. When you go to look for a job and you have long hair you wont find one. Thats the reason why I cut my hair. |
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On the topic of respect is earned not given I comepltely agree with you |
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"...You want to reclaim your mind and get it out of the hands of the cultural engineers who want to turn you into a half-baked moron consuming all this trash that's being manufactured out of the bones of a dying world..." - Terence McKenna
Previously known as imran_p
There are a lot of old people that act like assholes |
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I'm not fond of automatically granting respect to someone simply based on their older age. There are many factors that I don't know about someone, they may have committed atrocities that I don't know about. Of course, they may also be a wonderful person. |
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