Kindness, patience, and humility from The Seven Heavenly Virtues are acts that help make the world a better place. Each act is unique, but they all help people in a similar way. Kindness means doing “a kind deed” (Merriam-Webster). Kindness is not tied to any certain person or occupation. Lawyers can have kindness and do cases for free. The same goes for any person. One can do a kind act just because they feel like it, without getting anything in return. A woman named Megan for whom I did volunteer work for, came up to me one day and gave me forty dollars. I did not ask for it, nor did she have any reason to give it to me, other than the fact that she wanted to make sure I had plenty of groceries at home. This is kindness. My brother Grayson …show more content…
She has opened a free treatment center where they can come get the help and therapy they need. She does everything in her power to make sure these young women can lead functional healthy lives. This huge undertaking is a prime example of humility at its best. My brother works for Kent, a man who is a millionaire. Kent shows humility by doing the same menial tasks that he asks his employees to perform on a daily basis. Wealth too often has a tendency to have a negative outcome on humility. One would never know Kent’s financial status by the typical actions associated with a millionaire. Thus exhibiting further signs of humility. In other words he has not let his wealth affect his humility if anything he has made sure that it hasn’t. When I attend church Josh is always there volunteering. He is a big newscaster on channel five. Instead of bragging about being a local celebrity, Josh stands in the background cleaning the tables. He expresses humility by volunteering and helping his community. All three of these examples describe the different characteristics of humility. Humility can be shown through all of one's actions. Kindness is all about being good to one another. Patience is the ability
The virtue of kindness is not meek it is not niceness. Kindness holds firm to its foundation and values, but it does it in a way that is gentle. Kindness is not naïve, it is wise and discerning (Corey, 211). People confuse being nice as kindness because on the outside both are soft. The inside is what shows the difference. Niceness has no substance, it will go wherever society takes it. Kindness is different, it has a firm, solid center (Corey xv). The components of soft edges and firm centers make kindness warm and inviting and yet it remains deeply rooted to its core beliefs.
When we discuss morality we know that it is a code of values that seem to guide our choices and actions. Choices and actions play a significant role in determining the purpose and course of a person’s life. In the case of “Jim and the Indians”, Jim faces a terrible dilemma to which any solution is morbid. On one hand, Jim can choose to ignore the captain’s suggestion and let the whole group of Indians be executed. Alternatively, he may decide upon sacrificing one Indian for the sake of saving the rest. Both options involve taking of person’s life. Regarding what should Jim do in this circumstance, there are two approaches according for Jim’s dilemma that should be examined. By looking into the Deontological moral theory and the moral theory of Consequentialism we can see what determines an action that is morally required.
...t the beginning she dislike the man and towards the end she actually feels sorry for the man and tries to help out. Mae changes differently in the story like when the chef was mixing the potato salad said to give it to him and she looked at the truck drives as to tell them what she needed to do next. Another example is when the man asked her for penny candy which might have been more expensive than that she offered to give them 2 for a penny because she didn’t want the man to disappoint his two sons who were eager to taste candy. With this type of humility the man is able to accomplish to get food for his family and not rip-off someone in the process. What I believe about humility is that you need self-esteem and that humility is from a deep confidence in who you are, and what you are capable of and it also requires the courage to stand back when you could stand out.
While to an atheist, the promise of a transcendental world, full of hope and supremacy may seem unrealistic. But to a Christian or Buddhist, this is a vision that both these beliefs share through their religious and spiritual literature. The literature that surrounds these religions involves the steps or rules one must achieve in order to attain the reward of a transcendental world, these being the Buddhist Four Noble Truths to achieve Nirvana and the Christian Ten Commandments to reach Heaven. The hope of achieving an idealistic world is the epitome of enduring life’s obstacles. It is human nature to strive for a goal in order to receive a reward. For Christians and Buddhists, this reward is created in sacred text to inspire people that by dedicating yourself to doing good deeds that you will reach a paradise.
Time and time again we often come across questions like, “How does a Christian live a Christian life?” or “How should does God help us?” Should we work hard towards perfection or should we just let go and let God do the work He has planned? Reading Hodges there are some key facts he includes in His book Six Secrets of the Christian life. We can confirm these facts through biblical passages that are important to the Christian life. As Christians I believe that we are walking with a shallow meaning of what it is to be a true follower of Christ. That’s where Six Secrets of a Christian life play an important role in explaining and guiding a Christian who want to have that experience. We should not look at this book as everything a Christian needs,
One can say that a person’s autonomy is proof enough to decide if they choose to discontinue life saving treatment. Be that as it may, when can a medical professional decide to ignore the patient’s request? To answer this question I will be using the principlist method argue when it is necessary for a medical professional to do what is in the best interest of the patient, even if it means violating their autonomy. Autonomy, or respecting one’s actions or choices, is one of the four main principles of morality. Autonomy is a major component of informed consent and to give consent is to be competent. Thus, I will be providing information of what it means to be competent. The second principle of morality is beneficence or the obligation to help
One cannot help but think about how these principles can be utilized in one’s personal dealings. Loyalty, decency, and lifting up of your fellows are wonderful ideals to strive for in friendships, marriage, and in the rearing of children. It is difficult to think of any place in our lives that these ideals would NOT be applicable.
Virtue ethics is a theory about finding our highest good and doing so will develop a vigorous character within each person. Character is important because it shows that a person has certain beliefs and desires in doing the right thing and when the right thing is accomplished, happiness follows (Hartman, 2006). Virtue ethics derives from Aristotle and he concludes that by doing virtuous acts all through life happiness and respectable character will develop (Morrison & Furlong, 2013). Finding the highest good within oneself brings happiness and great character to that individual.
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Following the Seven Spiritual Laws of Success has made me the person that I am today. The laws that we have followed have been the Law of Pure Potentiality, the Law of Giving, the Law of Karma or Cause and Effect, the Law of Least Effort, the Law of Intention and Desire, the Law of Detachment, and the Law of Dharma or Purpose in Life. These laws have taught me that success is not a destination, it is a journey. They have taught me that true success is the unfolding of the divine within us. And following these steps has helped me to find success within myself.
them, it is fundamental to search for them , because virtues are voluntary acquired, we are not
The four sights that Siddhartha was hidden from all his life are what compelled him to find the Four Noble Truths. When Siddhartha set out to see the outside world he saw the sights of old age, sickness, death, and the wandering monk. Siddhartha’s ultimate goal was to end all the suffering he had experienced as well as what he had seen others experience. His discovery of the solution began with the recognition that life is suffering.
Respect Others (Luke 14:11): "For everyone who makes himself great will be humbled, and everyone who humbles himself will be great." The passage teaches us mainly about helping others if they need help.
Applying the Virtues Prudence: As previously discussed, prudence is the mother and mold of all virtues. Because Oscar did not exercise prudence in the film, he also failed to exercise any of the other virtues. Oscar failed to exercise prudence as he did not have docilitas nor solertia. He did not have docilitas as he failed to listen to the advice that his best friend Angie was giving him. Angie found Lenny hiding in the garage and discovered that Oscar was not telling the truth.
Virtue Ethics Virtue ethics is a theory used to make moral decisions. It does not rely on religion, society or culture; it only depends on the individuals themselves. The main philosopher of Virtue Ethics is Aristotle. The. His theory was originally introduced in ancient Greek.
Kindness has a very powerful effect on people even if it’s as small of a sweet gesture as opening the door for someone or helping an elderly lady cross the street. “Giving kindness does us as much good as receiving it.” (Ferucci 2) Kind gestures does both people good, by brightening their day and knowing you brought happiness