The four items on my moral compass are Independence, Honor, Respect, and Confidence.
Independence is on my moral compass because to me, because it helps define who we are. As children and adolescence, we grow up to strive towards independence, and to rely on ourselves. It is a natural human thing to want, and I embrace that. It is not that I believe relying on others is a sign of weakness, but I feel that being able to rely on yourself for your problems is a sign of maturity and ability.
To me, Honor is a concept that everyone should try to uphold. In a way, having honor is the dedication to follow your way, and try your best to succeed in carrying it out. To me, having honor is a way of respecting yourself, and recognizing that you are proud of how you are living your life. These are things that are good to think, and good for a healthy mind.
One of the most important things one can show another human being is Respect. It is a sign that you recognize their existence and contributions to society, in a sense. Having no respect for someone is to ignore, or to look down on everything that person stands for. To me having respect for someone, and being their friend are two totally different things. You can respect someone, but disagree with them.
Despite these other three things, the most important concept on my moral compass to me is Confidence. If you have confidence in what you are doing, that means you are dedicated to it and truly agree with it. And having confidence in yourself is one of the most respectable qualities a human being can have, and makes whatever you are trying to do much more legitimate and worth while.
Great post Dr. Justice. I like what you chose four your moral compass, but maybe Honor and Confidence could go together. They both have to do with believing in yourself and feeling good about yourself. Then maybe you could fit something else on there as well if you combine Honor and Confidence. But otherwise, you're blog was written really well.
ReplyDeleteNot a bad post Danny, but it just seems a little short. I think it could be better if you went into more detail about how the points on your morality compass have affected your life.
ReplyDeleteThese are some nice qualities to have on a compass. I really agree with how you said, "You can respect someone, but disagree with them." I wish you kept going on that though. So based on how you define respect, what would make you NOT respect someone? How immoral must someone's actions be to make you not respect them?
ReplyDeleteYour ideas are so insightful, I especially like what you said about respect and independence! How did you come up with these morals? What life experiences led you to believe in them?
ReplyDeleteDanny, one of my greatest joys in life is paragraphs that have a space in between them. Reading your post was like drinking orange juice, and each sentence was another sip. You had very good grammar throughout the entirety of this post, and you have a very wide vocabulary. I think you should try to concentrate more on the flow of your sentences and even of words, because that would just make these posts just too good to be true.
ReplyDeleteDr. J, I like that you have respect on your moral compass. It is important to have respect for not only others, but also yourself.
ReplyDeleteI agree with jesse honor and confidence seem pretty similar you say that honor is being proud and respecting your self but is that not the same thing as confidence. I like the overall topic of self confidence and respect for your compass, it shows that you have a good sense of respect for the world and other people.
ReplyDeleteI like your view on honor, seeing how it has a different definition than most would see it as. I haven't heard of honor as anyone else's trait in their own personal compass, showing that yours is very unique.
ReplyDeleteJudge Justice,
ReplyDeleteI totally agree that confidence should be a huge part of every person and it's hard to see people that lack it. I also like how honor is so important to you, I feel that in society these days honor isn't very present and it should be, maybe you can show people how to honor themselves =]