Respect for rules and regulations

Respect for Legitimate Authority – Legitimate is the correct measure or ways that things are to be done. It could also be operating according to the law. Legitimate authority is the body established to ensure that laid down rules are followed. Some of such bodies are those in government, immigration, custom, road safety, health inspectors etc A disciplined person must respect legitimate authority.

Respect for Rules and Regulations

Rules are official instruction that say how things must be done or what are allowed. Rules are also the ways of behaving that are accepted as right by most of the people in a given society. Some people do things the way they like and they have no respect for rules and regulations. They do things contrary to the acceptable way. They have no respect for the rules because they feel that they are occupying high positions and this gives them the opportunity to misbehave. Some others do so because they are rich and they believe that money ca take care of everything. Some other people feel that the Government and society at large have cheated them and they haven’t gained anything from the society hence the reason they flout the rules and regulations of the society. Whatever the situation is, everyone must have respect for the rules and regulations of the society.

Perseverance: The determination to keep trying to achieve something in spite of difficulties is called perseverance.

Examples

– A student who already sat for an examination twice and yet as not gotten the desired result must persevere in spite of all odds to achieve the success.

– A technician who has made effort to repair a fault in an engine has failed many times. He perseveres on by applying other methods he has not applied before to ensure that the desired result is gotten.

Dedication: The hard work or effort that someone puts into a particular activity because they care about it a lot. If a student dedicates his or her time for studies, he or she will become a brilliant student whose colleagues can not push by the side when it comes to academics.

Consequences of Indiscipline

Indiscipline increases the rate of crimes in the society.

Indiscipline prevents the achievement of the societal goals.Indiscipline may threaten the peace and progress of the society.

Indiscipline widens the gap between the rich and poor.

Indiscipline breeds high level of poverty in the society.

Indiscipline retards growth and development.

Assessment

Give practical examples of perseverance and dedication.