Definition Of Honesty Essay

The word respect, in the most simple definition, means to admire someone and applaud them for their abilities, and to give people a certain amount of awareness of their existence. There are many aspects of respect, but I am going to be focusing on just a few. Honesty is one of the biggest aspects of respect. Before I begin with this point, I want to clear up a misconception about “being honest”. Being honest does not mean to be rude and obnoxious with your statements, Telling someone that they are “ugly” is not being honest, it is being rude and does not help the person in ANY way. Honesty is when you tell people how something really works, and giving constructive criticism, such as “I enjoyed your presentation, but you should work on giving more eye contact and speak a little louder.” This is good, because it gives that person some honest feedback, and helps them improve and grow.

The next aspect of respect is your ability to be engaging in a conversation, speech, or any other social situation. Things such as--eye contact, body language, posture, and tone of voice--can show a person if you are interested in the speech or conversation. It is a sign of disrespect to talk during someone’s presentation. Texting, answering phone calls, and scrolling through social media are also signs of disrespect. Think about this, if you were presenting a project you worked really hard on, and half of the people were talking and the other half were on their phones. Doesn’t sound pleasant, does it? So extend that same respect to other people.The last aspect that I will discuss, is one of the most important ones, self respect. If you don’t have respect for yourself, how are you going to respect other