abide

Abide it's a verb that alludes to tolerate, respect or consent to something. Whoever complies with a certain order or requirement, agrees to do what they are instructed to do. For example: "The player could be fired for not following the instructions of his coach", "I do not intend to abide by anything this man tells me", "If your boss orders you something, you have to abide by it".

Regarding the etymology of the term abide, we can say that it is built with the prefix to-, which indicates "approach", and the verb taste, which comes from the Latin verb I will catch, which can be translated as "catch, grab."

The verb opposite abide it is disrespect, which can be defined as "lack of respect or reverence that someone deserves" or "not abiding by a law, order or norm." Its participle, disrespect, is used as a masculine noun to refer to a «lack of I respect to a person who holds a superior position "or" crime that consists of slandering, insulting, threatening or insulting an authority while he is performing his duties. "

The compliance (the act and consequence of complying) can occur in various contexts. Usually a person agrees to abide by something when orders or requirements come from a authority or a hierarchical superior.

Let us suppose that the driver of a car tries to circulate on an avenue whose traffic has been interrupted due to an accident. A policeman he approaches the motorist and orders him: "Sir, you must go back since, at this moment, it is not allowed to circulate on this avenue". The driver must comply with this indication or else he risks receiving a fine or losing his driving license.

An employee, on the other hand, has to follow the orders of his boss. The owner of a business You can ask a worker to dress in a certain way to serve the public: if the individual wants to preserve his job, he must abide by the indication.

It is important to bear in mind that, in many cases, compliance is not linked to a obligation formal. If a neighbor begs another to lower the volume on the television since he cannot sleep, the person can comply with the request simply by realizing that his actions are bothering the neighbor.

In a case like this, the values ​​of each person come into play, their willingness to live together harmony with your neighbors. This is a situation in which it is possible to prove that Not everything is lost, that we are able to empathize with another person even if we do not have a close relationship with them and, even more importantly, even if there are no interests involved.

When a neighbor asks us to modify our conduct slightly so as not to invade your privacy, two fairly definite responses may arise: we can outright refuse or abide by the request without hesitation. Needless to say, the first option can lead to major problems, even legal ones, depending on the case, while the second is the one that allows us to continue living in peace; however, there is a wide range of nuances between the two, which refer to the type of relationship between the two.

While we cannot decide not to obey the order of a police officer or our boss, for example, in principle we do not have the obligation to lower the volume of our television simply because a neighbor asks us to do so. In the first place, there are frequent cases of intolerant people who initiate discussions with your neighbors constantly, regardless of the validity of your motives. On the other hand, there are also landlords who despise the tenants, and do their best to annoy them to get them to leave.