Dirt
Do dirt, get dirt. So I treat people with the same respect that I want.
People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.
The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.
Dirt used to be a badge of honor. Dirt used to look like work. But we've scrubbed the dirt off the face of work, and consequently we've created this suspicion of anything that's too dirty.
I can say the willingness to get dirty has always defined us as an nation, and it's a hallmark of hard work and a hallmark of fun, and dirt is not the enemy.
In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt.