Natural Authority
The fact that someone is afraid of someone does not mean that he has respect for him... He is afraid, therefore he prefers him because of his fear, but this is not a sign of respect, it is a pathetic and intrusive calculatingness, which actually makes even the one who suffers it in his presence sick... and suffers literally... because the suffering is evident just by looking into the eyes, that is, if the eyes don't manage to turn away first for fear of the truth about themselves...
True Respect can only and only be shown to someone whom one truly Loves because of their Honest, True and Selfless nature, to no one else... Everything else is just a pathetic tale of miserable suffering called "mutual abuse" that has nothing to do with True Love...
The kind of Man for whom it is possible to have True Respect is the Authority of Nature... and as such, it is She alone to whom the expressions of Real Love, Mutual Respect and Respect from the beings of others spontaneously return precisely because the Authority Natural has first Honestly, Truthfully and Selflessly invested that Real Love, Mutual Respect and Respect from Herself in the beings of others... and not by spoiledly blackmailing others and making demands for what She does not give...
The Authority of the Natural does not depend in any way on the favor of the beings of others, the Authority of the Natural is Aware that She is Her Own Source... who shares Herself from Herself in an Honest, True and Selfless way... However, although this Source is independent of the favor of other beings, precisely because It shares Itself as a Quality through other beings, It now Reflects Itself in the Light of all those Divine Eyes as a Diamond... and all this "only" because the Source has DECIDED to do so... and all this "only" because the Source sees Its Only Meaning and Purpose in this very Unifying Joy of Experiencing Itself... What a Happy and Blessed Experience it is... can only be dreamed of by the kings of this world... and yet it is in fact available to every beggar...
Oh yes... again and again it is only You Yourself, Man, who are constantly deciding whether You are the natural authority or a caricature of it... whether You elevate Yourself or resort to the lowly... whether You remain mud or become the Diamond and thus predestine Yourself for the Kingdom of Heaven or choose eternal suffering in damnation...
But otherwise, no quarrel against taste, and whatever you choose, man, have a good taste.
May all beings Register and Recognize the Primordial Buddha State within themselves and thus Realize their own Enlightenment !
Lumír Láska ♥ Buddha Maitreya