Respect given to others will return with profit

Universally people are the same everywhere irrespective of religion, geography, caste or creed.This doesn’t apply to all people, countries or societies. In most developed countries, earning respect has little to do with money or wealth. Things like flashing your diamond watch or boasting about your latest car are repulsive to most people, and it makes you seem like a small-minded person.

Of course, here I am not saying everybody is humble and down-to-earth, you will find people who boast and this is prevalent in the Hip Hop community where flashing your gold slugs and chains is the norm, but the majority of people in developed countries are at a higher level of self-actualization, and have no need to boast about material things.

In poor, third world and developing countries, people there are more likely to place respect on wealth, money and material things. The level of one-upmanship is very high. If you wear labels, brand names or drive a nice car that is considered cheap in Europe but attractive in Africa you will have everybody smiling at you, befriending you and making you favors. Your level of intelligence, character or manners doesn’t matter.

However, if you are a wise person, you should not make friends with gold diggers, most of them are shallow-minded people. He or she will buy a cheap used iPhone or borrow one just to show off to friends and everybody. The person doesn’t know or will never ask why your prefer an Android phone. You probably bought the Android phone for technical reasons i.e. developing and testing android apps.

They don't respect them, they just want some money from them. They think that by acting as if they respect the one with money, they'll throw some bones. And same thing goes with power. People are around powerful people because if a situation arises they can use some of their power. Believe me, you don't need someone to respect you. If someone's showing you respect they just need some bones. According to me respect is a made up word for being impotent of something and expecting that they can gain it by acting so.

Moreover, you can never demand respect and get it unless you are in a very influential position capable of doing favors. Be respectful in all your dealings, don't differentiate between rich and poor and over a period you will start feeling that everyone is respecting you and if some don't, you will never be bothered about that. When a person develops positive traits and practices, they will start accepting others as they are and never feel disturbed or hurt over others’ reactions. Cheers!