Absolute respect for one another, then, is a core principle.
Not easy, but it is a simple core principle that allows for diversity in thought and belief and yet allows us to unify against those who have no respect for those who do not believe or value life as we do. As we must.
So this is where we are. We have the barest of beginnings on a true New World Order after a relatively long battle with those who have battered and bloodied us all. We are weak and vulnerable but we have truth in our corner because we have learned, the hard way, that respect for each other – regardless of what we think -- is no longer an option. It is a requirement not only for how we view each other, but also for what we must demand from our leadership.
Respect for others does not mean that we revere the company of those who would cause us harm. In fact, far more respectful, depending on the legality or legitimacy of the actions of others, would be to quarantine others who exhibit a pattern of offensive disrespect for life in their behavior. Lock up criminals, in other words, but do not do so inhumanely or disrespectfully.
Above all, respect for others and one's self must become paramount. In the end, our survival as a species seems to demand that this core principle take the lead role in any of our endeavors, spiritual or material.
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