My son and I had a disagreement the other day - a pretty heated one.
He's 23 years old. Techically he lives with me, but we're not there at the same time very much. My home is his home base.
We argued about picking up after ones self, which he doesn't always do. It escalated rapidly. It left me in tears, and made him angry.
Looking back, I engaged him because my ego got in the way. Aside from the issue of respect,or maybe because of it, he made a snide remark that I took personally. I felt the need to defend, or explain myself. His callous remark hurt my feelings.
Respect is crucial to peace. Mutual respect is a pillar of peace. If we respect our differences, if we refrain from mocking what we don't understand, if we accept that we're different, and if we speak respectfully, we stand a better chance of working out our differences.
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