The discussions about respect, decency and values never stop.

There is always the suspi­cion that the young do not respect the atti­tude and values of the old. This sounds para­do­xi­cal. Because the young live out the values that the old have exem­pli­fied. So the gene­ra­tio­nal reproach is always direc­ted at those who raise it. It’s like the forest: what you call in, sounds out again.
That is why it is important not to talk about ever­y­thing all the time, but to live it out as a matter of course.
Like with healthy food. Healthy often means ‘does­n’t taste good’ for child­ren. This is just as wrong as the fact that values are inap­pro­priate. Or exhaus­ting. Or incom­pa­ti­ble with the next gene­ra­tion. Values and morals change. They should be checked for their consis­tency in content. And also for their chan­ging inter­pre­ta­tion and expression.
Respect and values should not be confu­sed with adapt­a­tion and submis­sion. Or be misu­sed for that purpose. Rather, they must be a clear expres­sion of appre­cia­tion and atten­ti­ve­ness. This is espe­ci­ally true in times like these.