Tuesday, September 18, 2007

This I Believe



1. A link to the essay

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=10228634

2. Author

3. Title
Every Person Deserves Respect

4. One sentence of what the belief is

I belives that every person deserves respect, and that I can learn something new from everyone.

5. 2 examples from the story that showed their belief
I've found most people are patient with me if I show an interest and respect for what they have to say.
He resepects people, they respect him back.

He even ended up giving some good advice to me, a financially naive engineer.
Vint respects people and has a healthy conversation with people, because he wouldn't of gotten advice from the taxi driver if they respect each other.

6. 1 favorite passage
Whether it's on the web or in person, when I meet new people, if I am open, curious and civil, I can learn new things. I believe it's imperative — even selfish, you might say — to treat every person with respect.
His advice here is, if you meet new people and respect them, they will respect you and you might get advice from them.

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