1. Respect: I believe that if we included this characteristic into everyday life the world would be a better place. Many years ago respect was vital for any person to be considered acceptable in society. There is respect for your elders, respect for your parents, respect for your teachers, respect for your friends, respect for acquaintances, respect for intelligence, respect for others, respect for all people. If we could develop a sense of respect for everything then we would treat other's kindly, we would treat things kindly, we would be come kind and compassionate people. I believe we have been loosing this virtue and it is vital for a civilized people.
2. Gratitude: We are not grateful enough. We have so much, we have the capacity for so much, we have the capability of so much. But we take everything for granted. It is not just that we have so much stuff and people all over the world have a hard time putting food on the table, but it is the fact that we have life and the capacity to love and be loved. Even those who are different from us. I believe we need to act on this. We can but we take it for granted. We should, but we don't. It is the simple things that we should look and see and be grateful for. If we did we would become a compassionate person and a happy person.
3. Hard Work: I think people are scared of hard work. Maybe we are afraid of pain. I am not sure. We think work is when we go to a desk and we talk, or communicate with people all day. I believe we need to practice actual physical Hard Work on a consistent basis. Not that you need to quit your job, but what if we found a hobby that did take hard work, what if we had a service project that required hard work. Everything to an extent requires hard work, and when it becomes hard work we should not shun it but throw ourselves into it. Because that is when we get the feeling of accomplishment. That is when we grow.
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