Saturday, April 27, 2013

Difference Between Fear and Respect


Fear and respect are two different emotion of human. Fear means to be afraid of someone while respect is to admire someone. So it is clear that these two words are two different feeling that one can feel for people. We can easily differentiate these two emotions. When we fear we are threatened, we tend to have negative feeling for that person and we try to avoid that person as much as possible. But when we respect someone we love to be around that person. We are not afraid to share our view with that person. We are free to be ourselves when we are around the person we respect.

Respect is something that we earn but fear is forced upon us. The feeling of respect may be mutual but fear can never be mutual between two people. Respect is something that can be earned which develops our personality and broadens the knowledge level leading us to the glory. On the other hand, Fear is something that is created in us which depends on how we react or handle things. It is something we are afraid of, which never boosts up the feeling to know about something even if it is good.

We fear those who are capable of harming us. Like we are afraid of the terrorist because we fear that we will be harmed by them. We respect the great people like mother Teresa because of her good deeds and are always inspired to be like her. We evaluate and consider the ideas, values, feelings, thoughts of the person we respect. But we cannot stand the only feeling of the person we fear. The feeling of respect is something that can be earned with the calm and well-mannered behavior and fear can be regarded as the terrific feeling inside the person which can be exploited everywhere at any place.

Respect is something that we learn to earn or give to those who deserve it. It involves regard for moral worth. Respect is not earned by making people fear us but it is earned by showing compassion. Sometimes people may respect someone in fear. But that respect does not involve real feelings or compassion. This respect is temporary and continues as long as the fear lasts.  Lord Buddha was respected by all because of his compassion not because anyone was frightened of him. He showed his love to even his critics and his haters.

Fear and Respect are very similar feelings but these cause a very different impacts upon people as fear leads to destruction as respect always helps in building the personality of the person. Respect is always associated with attraction as the respect to someone/something attracts us to be more curious and understand its importance and values. Fear is a pure emotion as it is simply the recognition that someone or something has the potential to harm you, and nothing more. It does not involve the complex mix of attraction and avoidance that respect does. It simply makes people want to get away from the object of fear as soon as possible.

Fear and Respect are different as well as similar to each other. Hence they are always mistaken for each other. Fear is something that we feel since we were born. Respect is something we earn. 

7 comments:

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  2. I am so happy to well understand this issue of "fear" and "respect" today. The Bible tells us that God the creator is our father, yet it keeps telling us to fear God. Why must a child fear his father? Is a loving father of nature going to harm anyone? Then why did he spent his time making a unique creation like ours?
    I am still praying for understanding about who influence the Holy Bible for selfish objective. If it turns out to be the slave masters then may God open our eyes because we the majority are lost.
    Thanks

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    1. God and “reality” are also two different things which are commonly mistaken.

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  3. When a leader use his position to do and undo,that's favour only those he wants,so people show a sign of loyalty in order to be favour,

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  4. How do you know someone's respect you or fear you?

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  5. Thanks for the knowledge we don't have to fear someone to respect him or her.

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  6. As a believer you will grow to a level where you will no longer fear God but love Him. When you start seeing Him as a loving and compassionate Father, you will respect Him and love Him in return. When you love God, obedience becomes easy. Shalom.

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