National Respect Day 2024
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It is a feeling of deference, regard, esteem, and admiration.
It is an attempt not to intrude upon the space of another, particularly at those times when intrusion is noncontributory.
There are moments in the life of others where I try to afford them the highest respect.
Sadness, grief, embarassment, and other moments experienced by others where I cannot be specifically helpful typically cause me to step aside and remain apart.
When I was a manchild in my late teens I was not very respectful.
This has been something I've worked on over the years in an attempt to hone my comportment to my satisfaction.
Today is National Respect Day.
It is held September 18 each year and encourages respectful behavior toward everyone in an effort to "lead by example"
The actual origin of the observance remains unknown.
Suffice it to say that respect garners more of it and the more we have the better off we'll all be.
Happy National Respect Day.