Respect Essay, Research Paper
We have always been told that we need to act correctly
in class and in whatever we do, but as humans we like
to communicate and impress others with our wit or lack
there of. So it is hard to know the line between
respectable communication and lack of control. If we
talk to much and are lucky enough to get away with it,
we think that this is the line. So we assume that we
can go to this line and maybe even push it a little,
this is the wrong set of mind. We should be trying to
reach farther then the standard, going beyond the call
of duty or respect. If the teacher call you down, that
is not the line but should be considered past the line.
We should see that the teachers like wholesome talk,
but, like all people, they also need to maintain
control. The only difference is they have to make all
of us maintain control to, and that is nowhere near
easy. If we are respectable in class, then the teacher
is able to continue the talk.
Two of virtues we must follow are obedience and order.
Obedience is more than doing job because you get a good
feeling afterwards. Anyone can do that, even pagans. It
is a mood of the heart, and we must see that obeying is
worth more than that feeling. It is more than just the
right thing to do, it is about the right set of mind.
If we obey for our benefit or for brownie points, it
is in vain. If we do it for someone else’s benefit,
then we are getting close. But if we do it for the
glory of God, then we have the right mind
These principle isn’t easy to abide by, even John
Adams had problems with orderly conduct. Some would
say that was what helped him win the other colonies
delegates, but it only hindered him. What helped him
sway the other delegates was his determination and
vigorousness. It was because of Adams disorderly
conduct that some delegates thought independence was
another stupid, rebellious plan. Benjamin Franklin
knew that the American people were unruly and hinted
to this finding in his statement, “A republic, if you
can keep it.”
So if we think that we must be heard to get things
done, we are wrong. However, if we allow others to
share their views and show enough regard to them and
listen, we can do things greater than that of our
fore-fathers.
We must remember that one act of disobedience can
cause dire consequences. Take Israel in the desert, if
they had listened to God they would have entered the
Promise Land forty years younger and stronger. And
then there was Korah who for his disobedience was not
only swallowed but also his entire army and family.
Back in the biblical day, children and adolescence
were stoned for disobedience by the town elders. So if
we have any other reasons not to obey then we have
problems not the teacher or authority over us.