lundi, octobre 30, 2006

A Question of Character

I guess this blog reflects a contemplative time of my life. Lately, I have been thinking a lot of my upbringing and especially about “Character” and how an individuals “Character” is developed. Yes, I do believe that the trials of life help us, through whatever choices and decisions we make, to form our character whether good or bad, but I also believe that the majority of “ourself” that defines who we are is instilled in us in our early years by the training we receive and the examples that we see. As we progress in our lives we can make determined choices to either strengthen or lessen what traits were initially instilled, or to embrace new traits, but that still brings me to the question of what exactly is “Character” and what do we base it on. As a Christian, the Bible is our yardstick of how we judge something as good or evil. We determine this by the 10 commandments, by the lives and the fruits of those lives that are written about in the Bible, and most importantly by the life that Jesus lived and the Words that He gave us, such as the Beatitudes and I Corinthians 13, etc. Having good Character goes right along with living by decided principles. The principles we choose to live by are those things that we determine are worth living regardless of the opinion of others. These are the things that we embrace and live regardless if anyone notices or not. It also sometimes means standing up for something when all others are against us. Having good Character can be described as The inward motivation to do what is right, the desire to choose the "high road” rather than the “low road”. It is choosing to do what is right regardless of the sacrifice and the circumstances. When we repeatedly choose to “take the high road” then it becomes easier and easier to make the right decision, at least in that area. Since we are all human, we will never be perfect and will often make wrong choices and decisions. Even this forms our character as some of the greatest things we learn are from our mistakes …………

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