It may seem very often the thing we are seeking for doesn't come such easily , inspite of the fact it appears as a cakewalk for others ....One way is to get into this endless trap of begging mere respect from 'others' but what if these 'others' are really not interested in giving you so! Does it mean you are dumb in general just because these 'others' are not attending you the way you hoped? Not really because it's the way you are thinking and percepting it be .... Mutual Respect is something that is earned in the course of time and getting impressed by others and aiming to impress others is a loophole to get stucked into it.
The brutal truth is even if you try your ass hard for earning just a gram of respect from them and even if you became successful to reach upto that point , what if they are still not ready to give you the treatment and respect you wanted yourself for??
At that point, it would seem really foolish and you would eventually depress yourself inspite of working that hard for that level...
so, it's best not to fall into this endless trap of respect game and being focused and respecting your own self is the secret for a stable yet peaceful life.
So if you can't change the thing, change the way you look towards it and feel the change....