Concepts create idols; only wonder grasps anything. - St Gregory of Nyssa

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Entitlement

Robin of Berkeley:

As an older person, I remember the good old days (which get better and better the older I get). You didn’t demand your rights with your parents or your teachers or anyone else. 

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Back then, you weren’t entitled to anything unless you earned it. And we’re not just talking money and possessions here, but something more important: respect. No one would have or should have respected you simply because you were born upon this earth. But if you acted in a respectable fashion, that is, accountable for your actions and kind to others, then respect would inevitably follow.

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