How much do you believe that RESPECT IS EARN not imposed?

Actually RESPECT depends on an individual's understanding. For me It can be earned through your life, attitude but other people doesn't care at all even they see that you are a good person they just simply don't know the importance of respect :-( this usually happens at work. At home sometimes the one who is respected the most is not only the eldest but the one who earns a lot. Unfortunately nowadays it seems like the basis of respect is money and position.

Respect in the true sense of the word can never be imposed, rather, it is to earned by one's own activities and behaviour towards others.

I strongly believe that respect is earned. obviously you can buy many things with money, but not respect. You might say people respect millionaires. But if you see , people actually fake respect. they show that they respect such people for some benefits. In their hearts, they would have no respect. But if you character is sound and you attitude id good, then people would respect you from their hearts.

Yes. I believe that it is earned. Sometimes it can be imposed, but that imposition is just temporary. Like when you are new in your work, and you have a boss. You have temporary respect for the person, because of his/her position, which can change, depending on how your boss treats you. I believe that we should initially treat everyone with respect, unless that person gives you a reason not to respect the person. I remember one time, I was in the mall. There was a queue in the ladies toilet. Everyone fell in line. Then this old lady came and went straight for the cubicles, she waited in front of the cubicles instead of falling in line like the rest of us. I told her that there is a line. She told me that she already needs to pee, and I told her, "so does everyone in line" (the line was long, about 6-10 people). She told me angrily that she's old and that she has a hard time controlling it, then I told her that what if other people in line also had the same problem? like people with UTI or something. She told me that I was so disrespectful. I told her that respect needs to be earned. I understand that the elderly really has a short "holding period" when it comes to peeing. But the point is, if they want to cut the line, they should ask for permission. It's not like people would reject them. It's just the proper thing to do.

101% ! Give respect to earn your respect. Respect can never be impose. Impose it and what you sow is fear. Respect is freely given. The problem now a day concerning children lacking respect for the elder is much misunderstood. We ask them respect and yet we don't teach them its value. Most parents now lack valuable times for their offspring and educating them with good moral values is much to be desired. Cheers!

I strongly believe that respect can only be earned, it cannot be imposed and it is regardless of age, status or power. There are numerous people who earned respect because they deserved it. A perfect example would be workplace..we work under several managers but we are not able to respect all though there are some whom we respect from our heart...so respect cannot be imposed...may be a person might fake that he/she respects the other person due to any reason but true respect only comes from heart.