Respect VS Fear

 Emotions are a daily part of our lives. Respect and fear they are two different sides of an emotion. Often, people are in this misconception that to fear is to respect. They claim that real respect is when you have people scared of you. Does respect come from the fear people have or does it come from the inner feeling of admiration someone has for something?

Respect can be defined as the evaluation and consideration of ideas, values, feelings, thoughts of the person. The feeling of respect is something that can be earned with the calm and well mannered behavior and fear can be regarded as the terrific feeling inside the person which can be exploited everywhere at any place. The word fear and respect are close to each other as fear leads to destruction as respect always helps in building the personality of a person.

Parenting has a lot to differentiate between fear and respect.

If a child or teenager is treated with respect at home, it is likely he will respond positively to being treated with respect at school. But if he is hit at home and he knows that he can't be hit at school, the teacher's job will be more difficult. This is one reason why I believe it is important that we train all teachers in how to earn the respect of their students. Ideally, I would also like to see all parents and future parents trained in how to earn the respect of their children. Some, of course, can do this naturally, but I believe most people could use some formal training. The relation between students and their teachers, parents and their off springs, and boss and an employee can moreover go through this process of differentiation between fear and respect. 

Respect is something that can be earned which develops our personality and broadens the knowledge level leading us to the glory where the fear can be regarded as the forced feeling which never enhances the success of the person.

I believe that respect is one of the bases of control. But this respect must be earned and it must be mutual. It cannot be forced or demanded. It must not be confused with fear. If we confuse fear and respect we are returning to the use of fear.