Respect

It's as fragile as trust.
And requires just as much work to regain once broken.

However to me, there is a slight difference between them.

Even when I do not trust a person, I still think it's possible to respect that person. For whatever it was that broke the trust does not automatically break the respect. Not the case for respect though. If you lose my respect, it basically means I have lost everything worthwhile about you. By then, there really is no need for any trust anymore, is there?

So please. Remember this.

To keep me in your life, you have got to have my respect. It's earned of course. Not automatically granted just because. Doesn't matter if you do not have a fancy name card from an MNC. Or that you don't have a fat wallet nor zoom around in a flashy car. You only need to possess one thing, really.

A sincere and strong heart.

That's not too much to ask for, is that?