RESPECTISM is a philosophy that seeks truth and knowledge through RESPECT; that actions concerning the principles governing existence of all life, the physical universe, human behavour, a personal rule of life, are guided by RESPECT.

Those who choose RESPECT as a measure for qualifying any endeavour in their life, do so as an individual, an individual whose actions are a direct result of their own choice, with responsibility and accountability resting with the individual as a direct result of that choice.

Where RESPECT is obviously wanting, all efforts are made to find an alternate source that does show RESPECT.

RESPECT recognises that the human population on Earth should protect and respect the environment to ensure future generations of all life forms can enjoy the highest level of co-existence on Earth in reasonable numbers, relative to their species, without the threat of extinction.

 

Achievement through RESPECT:

From time to time, a specific example of a recent outstanding effort to highlight, change or eradicate direspect will be linked in this column.

* authors

Alexander Mcaw Smith Brittain - Novelist Smith has put Botswana on the map through the No 1 Ladies Detective Agency, a breath of fresh air in it's approach of dramatisation into a TV series. A delight in the fair and reasonable treatment of the people portrayed. - October 2011

* business

* clean energy

* clean environment

Matt Peacock 7.30 Report ABC This program highlights the terrible greed of government and business to make a dollar at the expense of human life. Many countries have abandoned the use of asbestos becuase of it's deadly, insidious effect on humans and other life forms. Matt has shown that there are many who are trying to stop this direspect of human life but they are facing an insurmountable wall of greed and exploitation in Canada and India, more strength to them to stop this growing human tide of misery. - November 2011

 

* comfortable and healthy home environment

Narayanan Krishnan India - Humanitarian Outreach to homeless and sick. - March 2011

* education

* equal rights for men and women

* fairtrade

* farming

Sherman Family Australia Voiceless-Animal Welfare - April 2011

Animals Australia (Ed. Our Cow is intelligent, and capable of affection, loyalty and companionship. All animals deserve to be respected at all times.) ABC1 Four Corners Program. - May 2011

* governments

* humanitarian

* journalism

* industry

* sustainable mining -equitable spread of profit back to workers and citizens owning resource

Our experiences and ideas shape our thoughts, attitudes and actions towards each other.

Humans are at the top of the tree of life and some of the conditions required for respect are enough space for an individual to live and grow in a positive environment, and to pause each time a decision is being made and asking:

Who am I doing this for?

Is it over and above what is reasonable?

Who or what have I considered my decision will impact, positively or negatively?

What will my legacy be to those who come after me and future generations?

The power of one alone is not strong but when it is joined with many other powers of one, the combined strength is that of a diamond, the hardest naturally occurring substance.

 

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First Established 30th August 2010. Last updated 11th November 2011