RE: Can a mistake be so big, that the one who did will never have your respect again?
February 15, 2019 at 3:59 pm
If this "mistake" happened because the person was in a situation they never should have been in in the first place, then yes, it's possible. For example, if someone I knew was driving drunk (a situation they should never have put themselves in) and then killed a family of four in some horrific accident, I'd certainly lose respect for that person. Now, they surely didn't intend to hurt anyone by driving drunk, but they did, because they put their selfish want of "I don't feel like leaving my car at the bar" or "I don't feel like paying for an uber/taxi" over the general safety of others on the road, including themselves. Granted, alcohol does affect your decision-making skills, but I know of plenty of people who don't drink and drive. It's simply not a situation you HAVE to put yourself in.
So in a case like that, where someone never should've been in the situation in the first place; yes it's possible I could lose all or a lot of respect for someone based on a mistake, even if they're not a bad person.
So in a case like that, where someone never should've been in the situation in the first place; yes it's possible I could lose all or a lot of respect for someone based on a mistake, even if they're not a bad person.
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