Respect, Role Models, Random thoughts

What makes one respected in the society? What helps create the much needed role model for the youth of today and tomorrow?

Is it money?
Definitely not!
If you make money the right way, you will have to work so hard, that you wont even care so much for the society.
If it is otherwise, then you will definitely be respected until people find out how you have made it.
Money seems to be a big social symbol. It it, but its not the only one. Something more.....

Is it inheritance?
Like being born into a Rajah family?!? Ya, it helps, (if the ancestors have been good :p) but it is not respect for the individual in question, but for one or more of the pa, grandpas.
I think the path is very simple.
1.Respect the individual.
2.Respect the profession. (Dignity of labour)
In my limited experience, these were the two things that came through as the basic qualities, due to (or due to the lack of) which people rose (or fell) in terms of respect.

Respect the individual:
Whichever family he may be born into, whatever family background he may have, however less educated, it would be worthwhile to think if he would have achieved what you have, given all the facilities that you had:
Would he? then all the more reason to respect.
Would he not? Then help him with it.
Ah, help! There u rise higher!

The Profession
However less skilled the job, someone has to do it, and he is destined to do it; just like you have a job destined. How is he different from you then?

Practicing these two things will make you rise higher in your own eyes, and hence the society?
By the way, how important is society to the individual. Coming Soon.... Watch this space!