I believe in the principle of reciprocity. I owe certain things to certain people because of who they are, and ideally, they owe things to me because of who I am. I owe my leaders respect because they're my leaders. They should make decisions with my best interest in mind. I owe my parents respect and obedience and care in old age. They owe me a decent upbringing and guidance. It's basically Confucian.

I'm also somewhat a stoic, meaning that you have to deal with the world as it is, and you have to choose your reaction to it. I'm working on this part.