We live in a civilised world, but not everyone is cultured. Amongst us are predators and manimals (men who behave like animals), without a modicum of self-control and dignity of self-respect, with the basic instinct to sexually devour another, thereby making their victim helpless, empty, depressed and damaged. This topic is not a one-sided issue, as there are women devils in Prada who are no less than their men counterparts who abuse positions of power and violate the sanctity of others. This fact is that Influential and famous people have, historically, had carte blanche to treat others in a way they would never, under any circumstances, accept for themselves.

I am not going to over-flog this topic that has garnered millions of editorial posts and articles these few months since the beginning of the #MeToo movement. TIME articulated the very concept of this movement as a “ground-breaking anti-sexual assault and women’s empowerment movements that has upended the public conversation about women’s issues around the world, and elevated the global consciousness surrounding the obstacles women encounter in their daily lives, both personal and professional”. Sure, there is a way out of this, if there is a way for people to transgress another soul continually.

DO NOT LOOK: Women are gorgeous, and some men too. Women, beautifully adorned with the symmetry of charm, crafted with the bloom of gem and configured with a peach of glamour. Women are a temple to be worshipped but not to desecrate as you will not desecrate your local temple or place of worship. There is a way you look at people that are suggestive and overwhelmingly uncomfortable. DO NOT LOOK at another as an object of gratification. Be human!

DO NOT TOUCH: A honourable person has honourable movement of any part of their body. You bring dishonour to yourself and another by touching someone inappropriately. Women are sensitive to touch. So, DO NOT pat, hug, brace, rub or touch. Your touch might be unwanted, misplaced and send the wrong signals. A woman comfortable around you, smiling at you, hanging around you, even touching you or hugging you do not give you the permission or privilege to fondle her. Hell no!

DO NOT COMMENT: Yes, you are opinionated and always felt the need to comment on other people’s look and fashion choice. However, for women, DO NOT go there. You can give a compliment on the work a person does but never on their looks in a professional setting. Moreover, complimenting another has to be formal, respectable and well deserved. DO NOT comment on how someone looks, what they wear, what they do or where they go. DO NOT discuss private matters that have sexual innuendos.

The conclusion is treating other people with the same dignity and respect with which you expect to be treated. Follow these three rules, and you shall not become another #MeToo headline. Do not mortgage your legacy for one minute of insanity.