Respect: A Fading Virtue

What happened to a society where people respected themselves as well as others?

We have become a society who is accepting of children disrespecting their elders, and parents who allow their children to disrespect themselves on social media. What a sad world we live in.

Martial Arts taught me a lot about respect. You learn right away to respect your dojo, sensei, peers, and yourself. You have to leave any ego you may have at the door.

I never want to do anything my Sensei, coaches, teammates or parents considered to be disrespectful. I am nowhere near perfect, after all I am a teenager, but I try everyday to be respectful of others. The one thing that I have learned is that respect is earned, not given.