fear and respect

From the past till date, people follow leaders or great personalities. We all know Adolf Hitler as well as Mahatma Gandhi, they revolutionized their respective countries, the only difference was that every people FEARED Hitler whereas Mahatma Gandhi was one of the RESPECTED and idolized personality.

As the word “Fear” strikes a conversation, it makes me think that people decide with their brain. Having fear in mind while doing works will only pressurize the person. Looking back upon Hitler, Germans followed him with fear in their mind. The follower knew that a small mistake could result in their life sentence. Hitler was only feared till he lived, the day he died, feeling of fear from the people drove away.

Whereas, while talking about “Respect”, it strikes in my mind that people decide with their heart. Having respect means having affection toward the person. Reflecting back upon Mahatma Gandhi, people believed in him, people were ready to die for him, that’s what is called respect.

It’s easy to make people feared but hard to get respected. Although getting respected and being idolized is not a small matter. Putting fear in other’s mind means disrespecting and dominating others, that’s what Hitler did. Loving others, respecting other, admiring others’ views was what Mahatma Gandhi did. Nevertheless, both did revolutionized their respective counties, the day Hitler died, people stopped following his rules, whereas, it is opposite in the context of Mahatma Gandhi.

The feeling of fear rises against someone for having capability of impairing others mentally or physically, in contrary respect is for the one who admires others and don’t have the mentality of harming. ‘Feeling of respect and fear doesn’t arise for the same person’ nonetheless there are few examples proving against the statement. In the case of ‘Muammar Gaddafi’, he served as the ruler of Libyan Arab Republic and transformed his country, while in the process of transformation of his native land, he put fear in the people all around the world, although the people of his own country respect him for the positive changes others from round the world dreaded him and finally assassinated him.