More often than not, people want others to treat them with respect and nicely but the question should be how have you been treating others? Respect is not conferred, it is not forced on others, it is earned by sowing respect to others.
Respect should not be a function of age or position, it should be our core function as humans to our fellow humans. As a matter of fact, your level of respect is not by how you treat your bosses and the people that are higher in rank than you, but how you treat and relate with your juniors and subordinates.
You do not impress anyone by treating others with disrespect. The truth is; if you only respect the people that are higher in rank or position than you but you do not respect others, then you do not have the heart of respect in the first place. Your respect should be total if it will be called "respect". Selective respect can easily pass for disrespect.
You do not lose your dignity by giving dignity to others. You do not lose your respect by treating others with respect, rather you will gain more respect and dignity. The truth is, how you will like for other people to treat and relate with you, you should make sure you extend it first to others.
The world is already getting intensely cruel that people will not want to add your disrespect to it. If you find people disassociating themselves from you or if you find yourself losing more friends than you gain, then you have to check your level of respect. The world and the human race are designed to be simple but we are the ones trying to complicate it and make it complex by our actions.
You will agree with me that the person that is known to be very respectful will not have difficulty in commanding respect. Not just that, people will love keeping company with such a person because they know he will value and respect their friendship. The truth is, everyone can learn the art of being respectful, it is only your choice to make.
Do not use your personality as an excuse to treat people with disrespect. The people that are respectful only made it as a choice, so you can also trail that same path. Always have this in mind: even if your attitude of respect is not appreciated in the immediate, the future will appreciate it.
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