This I Believe

1. A link to the essay

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

2. Author
Vint Cerf

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.