Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Step1
Realize that this world is made up of all kind of people and because of this it makes the world a more interesting place to live in.
Step2
Realize "the need" to respect others the same as you require and demand respect from others for who you are and what you believe.
Step3
Treat people like you desire to be treated. You as an adult want to be fully persuaded in your own mind to decide what you desire to believe. Therefore, to respect other people means to allow them as well to be fully persuaded in their own minds in what they decide to believe in life.
Step4
Understand that respecting other people's beliefs and cultures does not mean that you have to embrace or submit to someone else's beliefs, customs and ways of doing things. By all means, stick to what you truly and sincerely believe in your own heart and mind. It's important to be "real" and "sincere" about what you believe.
Step5
Realize that to dislike or stereotype an "entire" group of people simply because you've had a bad experience with one or more people within that culture makes no sense at all.
People in every culture are still yet different people and even within a culture of people, they don't always believe the same. Therefore, it's not fair to make an assumption about an entire group of people or even an individual without getting all of the facts in order to really make a quality decision. Sometimes, what we perceive to be true is not always true. Things are not always what they appear to be.
Step6
Realize that it is more than okay to share your beliefs with others. You have a strong conviction about your beliefs so it's normal to want to share, but ultimately the person you are sharing with has to make the final decision about what they will believe. If they decide not to believe as you believe, realize that it is their prerogative.
If any of us are wrong about anything, we each "individually" will have to give account in the end personally for wrongdoings.
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CCrock said
on 12/27/2007 There is so much truth to this article. We need to accept people as individuals, not make assumptions based on labels and categories they can me placed into.
CCrock said
on 12/27/2007 There is so much truth to this article. We need to accept people as individuals, not make assumptions based on labels and categories they can me placed into.