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We are glad to welcome you, dear readers of Valery Kharlamov’s blog! Morality is the basis, the rules on which a person relies in his activities and life in order to achieve success, respect and recognition. And today we will consider what are the moral qualities of a person, so that you understand what you need to pay attention to if you want to improve and develop.
List of qualities
Responsibility
A person must understand what consequences his activity entails, or vice versa, inaction. Unfortunately, it is characteristic mainly of developed and mature people, independent and self-respecting. Because it is difficult to be responsible for your actions if you are used to the fact that someone else solves issues and problems. And also, if there is an opportunity to hide, so to speak, lie low and expect that everything will be resolved by itself.
But it is also difficult to stand aside and feel guilty for what you have done if a person is confident in himself and understands that he simply cannot look into the eyes of others, and also treat himself well, knowing the truth about his cowardice.
The formation and development of responsibility provides such a method as the imposition of fines. That is, for each offense it is necessary to do something that is not entirely pleasant, but useful. In terms of upbringing, raising children, everything is clear, they know the rules and restrictions, if they are violated, retribution will follow.
But in relation to yourself, you will have to connect self-control and endurance in order to bring what you started to the end, and still deprive yourself of something in case of misconduct.
Honesty and openness
It seems to be the positive qualities of a moral person, but one should be careful and careful not to harm anyone. Suppose, by opening your soul to a perverted narcissist, you will only give him trump cards to control you, and save time for finding your weaknesses on your own. You will learn more about such a person from this article, and then you will understand why it is dangerous.
So, before you fully trust, be careful and attentive. But with yourself you must always be as honest as possible. Living in illusions is more pleasant, but no one has canceled reality, and if you ignore it, there is a risk of getting hurt about it, or even worse, breaking.
Patriotism
It manifests itself not only in the form of love for one’s Motherland, city, planet in general, but also in showing interest in the traditions of one’s country. It is important to know the history of your ancestors, respect and appreciate them in order to pass on the accumulated knowledge further, to your descendants.
Patriotism manifests itself in the desire to change for the better, if not the planet, then at least the city, the street, and, in the end, oneself. Here you are, what do you know about your kind? Who did what, what kind of life did they live, what did they remember and what role did they play during their lifetime, what did they aspire to?
Humanism
This is humanity, caring, empathy. The problem is that feelings happen, it’s not easy to specifically cause them. Therefore, if a person does not experience sincere empathy, if he is simply accustomed to relying on some kind of insensitivity for some reason, a lot of effort will have to be made to develop this humanism.
Try to notice, to be aware of the moments when you feel gratitude towards other people. Perhaps this will help develop humanity in oneself. Yes, it’s hard to love just everyone around, because it’s about depersonalization and in general, you can run out of it in one fine moment.
But if you single out the people who surround you and take an interest in them, keep track of what turned out to be useful, how you can help them in return, then it becomes much easier. At the very least, a figure appears in relation to which something can be justifiably experienced.
Courtesy
Allows you to think about a person that he is developed, well-mannered and harmonious. He is a pleasure to deal with and trust builds much faster if the courtesy is sincere and not pompous in order to get what you want by using the other.
Discipline and culture of behavior
In society, there are rules, foundations and norms, and in order to be in it, it is important to follow them. Otherwise, you can even end up in prison.
There is such a definition as a deviant person — this is someone who is not able to behave in a disciplined manner and observe the norms and laws. You will learn more about what this means and how to deal with deviance in the article at the link.
Fidelity
It is highly valued in the modern world, but it implies not only loyalty to your partner, but also to yourself, as well as to this word. Therefore, if you want to be valued and trusted, always keep your promises. As a last resort, warn and explain if difficulties arise, so you can save the relationship and “face”.
Collectivism
Regardless of the type of personality, that is, even if you are an introvert, it is important to be able to cooperate and conduct joint activities with the group in which you are. A person needs to feel that he belongs to a community. This allows you to feel the support that there are a lot of similar people behind you, even classmates, colleagues, and so on.
But in addition to belonging, you must be able to interact with those around you. Not only compete and defend yourself and your interests, but also cooperate, share something, find compromises and help.
Intelligence
A moral person must be intellectually developed, but this does not mean knowledge of formulas and theorems, but the level of his awareness. That is, how much he knows how to rely on his experience and feelings, how he distinguishes what is good and what is bad, whether he knows how to make a choice and whether he understands what he wants from life and how he can achieve it.
It is necessary to learn to feel every moment of your life, to notice the present and appreciate it. Then time will not fly by in vain, depriving you of opportunities. See the article on mindfulness.
Industriousness
Oddly enough, but idlers and rake are rarely considered moral people, as well as those who achieved success not deservedly, and even worse — «going over their heads.» Be diligent and do not stop in front of difficulties. Then, at least, you will be able to recognize your contribution and efforts in case of achieving goals and dreams.
Tact
It is such a sense of proportion, what can be said and what is not, how close you can get, what questions will be inappropriate, and so on. A tactful person appreciates the boundaries of the other person and notices when the interlocutor has lost interest in her so as not to appear intrusive.
By the way, tact significantly reduces the number of conflicts and tense situations.
Spirituality
Morality is closely related to the moral and spiritual qualities of a person. That is, it is important not just to profess some kind of religion, but to keep faith in something in your heart, pay attention to self-development, reading books, any practices that give harmony and peace, as well as an understanding of your destiny. Detailed recommendations on how to increase your spiritual level can be found here.
Respect for the older generation
It is a small branch of humanity, its important component, but we decided to pay special attention to this moment. Without respect for one’s past, origins, it is impossible to be grateful, and, accordingly, there is no sense of one’s own value and good self-esteem.
Whatever our parents, grandparents, no matter what kind of life they lived and what kind of relationship developed or did not work out with them, there will always be a moment for which we should thank them, and for which they deserve respect.
Do you know what this moment is? This is a choice once made to save life, it doesn’t matter if you or your dad, mom … Because that’s why you now have the opportunity to read these lines and just be. That is why you have a loved one, close person or friend, idol and so on. And it is important to teach children to respect the elderly, to help them and, of course, to pay attention, which they sometimes lack so much.
Caring for the environment
Respect for nature, our smaller brothers. We have long gone from primitiveness, so a moral person will put out the fire before he leaves the forest. He will clean up after himself the garbage, and will not mock animals, if only because he has compassion.
Conclusion
And that’s all for today, dear readers! The list was made up of the main qualities, but we are sure that it can go on and on. Take care of yourself and loved ones!