Everyday Canvas

Self-Respect

Prompt: "Live in such a way that if anyone should speak badly of you, no one would believe it." Audrey Hepburn Do you agree?

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People will believe what they want to believe no matter how you live; however, living a just, moral life has its own advantages, first of which is self-respect. Self-respect holds the key to achieving a peace of mind which everyone needs; however, we must not mix self-respect with success, as self-respect is not dependent on success because there will be failures to live with in any person’s life.

Self-respect is not what we see in ourselves when compared to others either, for there will be people always better or worse than us in any way. With self-respect, we like and accept ourselves because of who we are and not because of what we can or cannot do.

If we are persons with true self-respect, others’ compliments, thoughts, or even derision will not matter much. Others’ evaluation of us won’t make a positive or negative effect, at least not too deeply, since we know who we are and where we stand.