Quote: (12-16-2014 08:30 PM)monster Wrote:
People won't respect you unless you earn it. You earn it through hard work, smarts & dedication.
I am not going to delve into the merits of the original post, but this is false. At the end of the day people respect results. They don't care how much you have worked for it. In fact, the less you work for it, the more impressive. The people that work the hardest are not always the richest or the most financially successful.
To say that people won't respect you unless you "earn it" is extremely naive. And what's your definition of "earning it"? He has to be digging a ditch for 12 hours a day in order for you to deem that he earned it? Who are you to judge whether somebody has earned it?