Blog/RJ Week8

Both happiness and self-respect are important, but with I believe that with self- respect, happiness comes along. So in this case self-respect is more important, if we look up the definition to the word self-respect we get "pride and confidence in oneself; a feeling that one is behaving with honor and dignity" with that being said, not only will it bring happiness along, but the people surrounding us will express how proud they are, when listening to such words, one feels a sudden joy that can't be obtained by anything else in the world. Self-respect takes an individual longer than plain out happiness, lets give a more relatable example, lets just say that in a corporate setting where there are a various amount of people that are competing for the better position, one person can work with honor and dignity, he or she will never do anything that will harm his or her reputation, this person is hardworking and ethical, also very intelligent, this person is a "catch" for that position in this corporate "world", meanwhile there's that one person that seems to be "happy" and does all the work that is needed to be done, but doesn't go any further than that, this person does a well job, is attractive, and has his way with words. Who do we think is going to get the job? The person that has self-respect or the one with "happiness", what matters most in such a world like the one corporate is? We hope to believe that the person that's obviously more prepared, the person that is the overachiever will obtain the job, because he or she gained that self-respect. By doing what's honorable and dignifying, this person will always do what's right for the job and will never jeopardize any relationships with outside companies or investors.  Sometimes in society the attractive person will be chosen over the person that has more to give, c' est la vie.