How much spiritual merit does this virtue contain? Do you convey mutual respect for others as you respect yourself, or do you mandate others earn your respect from point zero? That is to say, some people believe that other people deserve some level of respect as living, breathing human beings in that they are alive by the choice of the Almighty and thus should be considered as sacred a life as the Christ's. What is your stance on general every-day respect and does it differ from courtesy?