The Word “Sir”

Ok, so when people call you “Sir”, “Sahab”,”Saheb”, etc. do you really think that people are doing all that in your respect?
Well, think again!
The fact that I’ve always been wondering about is why do they do it the “Sir” way?
First, they’re being diplomatic. C’mon, you are not there yet, it is just that you’re above in the hierarchy.
Second, they’re just confused with what you should be called. Just because others are calling you “Sir”, you become “Sir”.
Third, they really don’t have an option.
Fourth, Yes! You really got something. You deserve to be called as “Sir”.
It is not a fault with the people, we’ve grown up that way. When you are a kid, you are taught to call your teacher “Madam” or “Sir”. So if at all that teacher beats you up for not doing your 2 pages assignment overnight, you’ll be calling him/her that way only.
There are very rare Fourth type of cases.
Overall, we should think of changing our base system which will make us see towards a “down to earth” approach.
When someone calls you “Sir”, by default your approach becomes different. For example, you’ll think that whatever you are going to say is correct and is factual truth. Also, in case a person who is calling you “Sir”, tries to correct you, then it becomes an offense for you. At the end your ego is promoted.
I say, why do we do something which is not going to be easy on anyone?
I say, why can’t we treat every individual at the same level?
Why can’t we just call him/her by beautiful name and have a simple conversation? Is it that difficult?

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