Respect

So, it has been a good while since I have posted anything in this blog.  Mostly that's because I haven't had anything of real interest to report.  I never intended this to be a blog of my daily activities; it's supposed to be more of a significant-event journal.  So, brief catch up on the kind-of important events:  I quit my job at Vivint because it truly felt like Hell on earth.  I got a job at New Haven Residential Treatment Center.  It's an RTC for girls and it's actually really cool.  I like it a lot, and the girls there are some really good girls.  It's a different kind of job than I've ever had before, and I'm pretty excited by that.

This actually leads into the topic I want to write about:  respect.  It's a big thing where I work because a lot of people come into New Haven and don't have much of a concept of respect.  In my unprofessional opinion, they feel that respect is something to be earned, like trust.  However, in my experience, I have discovered that respect is something that should be freely given.  I'm all for earning trust:  that can cut both parties involved.  But we should respect everyone and the choices they make, whether they are good or bad.  People who make bad choices (or choices we don't agree with) are still people, and they deserve to be treated as such.

I don't know why, but this has kind of been my plug for the girls for the past week-and-a-half or so.  I have been encouraging them to be respectful of one another so that they can understand that everyone deserves respect at all times.  I feel like a lot of the problems in the world could be solved if everyone had respect for their fellow man.  We'll work towards love; but, we can all offer respect now.