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this is the Dhamma from Laung Pu Wat Paknam about Respectfulness.
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" Why does a child respect his or her parents?
When we were children, our need for food, clothes, love, and a proper environment to learn in were provided by our parents. We were dependent on them for our physical and emotional needs. As we matured we returned love and respect to our parents, which they gave so freely to us. If we are adopted by others, we learned to respect and love them as if they were our biological father and mother.
As we travel through life we are often confronted with obstacles and problems, and we think of the advice or guidance our parents can provide for us. Our parents provided our needs and we continue to love and respect them. We respect our parents because of their concern and love for us. When we started school, our parents provided the necessary tuition and fees to support our education. After we graduated, planned for marriage, and began our own family, again, our parents continued to support us. Children show love towards their parents to ensure and satisfy the child's material and emotional needs. A child's love to a parent is love without wisdom, because it is a love that does not lead one to the Truth of life or the Dhamma. The love that children have towards their parents is different from the love that Buddhists show toward the Dhamma.
As a Buddhist adult, one learns to respect others. For example, a husband and wife respect each other resulting in a household filled with peace and happiness. Regardless of the difficulties or obstacles they are confronted with they continue to support and love each other. If a couple is unwilling to respect and help one another, their marriage would probably consist of many arguments that ultimately lead to divorce.
In conclusion, friendships and alliances can still be established and maintained through respect. Mankind can achieve a far greater sense of happiness when humanity learns to respect each other, regardless of differences in skin color, religious beliefs, or nationality. "
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