what we cannot afford to lose？ When asking about the things we cannot afford to lose，there will be a great number of various answers. After all, “the world does not have two pieces of the same leaves”. However, the way I see it, the respect is so important for us that we cannot lose it. Further more, the sources of respect are mainly from three aspects: the self-esteem, the respect of others, and the respect of society. Anyway, the 3 kinds of respects are always indispensable. Each of these respects just like a part of our body, ought not to be deserted. Above all, we certainly give priority to the self-esteem. As a Chinese saying goes, “Heaven helps those who help themselves”, and this can also be applied to the respect. It is when we respect ourselves to the ground that others will respect and equally treat us. Specially, taking some vital measures are really needed. Firstly, the primary impression is representative in fact. We’d better keep our clothes clean, with a smiling mood usually, and do not show laziness. Then we need to enhance temperament to show our own intrinsic tutelage, and do our best to conversate generously. By the way, however others regard you does not matter only if you have self-confidence and can appreciate yourself.