I buy watermelons from a local seller.
He doesn’t know me personally; I don’t know him personally.
I came to think of it – even if we respect each other a lot, we know little of the lives outside the process of buying/selling melons.
Not complete strangers, not far from it.
This happens in most contexts. We know some parts of others’ lives, but generally few things.
The question comes: how do you treat a complete stranger? Is it someone worth your deepest respect and care, or is someone not worthy of such honors?
In my opinion, the answer should always be: treat others with the highest respect. You can’t go wrong with this rule.
There isn’t anyone on this Earth (OK, not even in space) not worthy of being treated with respect.
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