Value of character

value of character

Intro

What is success? How do you become successful? What does it mean to be of value? Is it the talents? Maybe skills? Education? Intelligence? Working hard? Sure, all of that has some value, but there is one thing that I believe is the most valuable (and it is also what Einstein is referring to).

When he talks about value, it is a reference to character. Of course, character includes many different things so it is a broad term. Overall, character determines what type of human-being you are.

Value of Character

I believe character is the most important thing a person can have. It is the foundation that you build your entire life around including your world view & personal philosophy.

I think of character as a seed that blossoms. Trying to become a successful person with lack of character is like trying to grow a cherry blossom tree without a natural seed. Sure it may be possible to take the quicker road by taking a branch off another similar tree and growing from that (imitating someone else), but it is important to focus on developing your own character & own personality.

cherry blossom tree

cherry blossom tree

More specifically, having high character & being of value is not only for yourself but also those around you. Instead of targeting your own success, you should target how you can be of value to others. This is one of the primary reasons why I decided to blog – to be of value. It is best to start small; nobody goes straight from nothing to changing the world overnight. Success will follow if you have the character & strive to help others reach their goals.

Our past and circumstances that we are born with do impact us and are important to each of us, but the choices we make and the values we choose today are crucial to what makes us human. What we strive for and value today will be what will carry forward through the test of time.

Remember, being of value to others does not only have to do with helping them physically & mentally/emotionally. Even something as simple as contributing constructive thoughts, ideas, and knowledge is being of value to others.

You are the master of your destiny. You can choose to be who you want in life so you should choose what you value wisely in order for the fruits of your existence to be worth bearing. We are only humans and will always remain human so what we do to be of value is essential to us individually and collectively. That is the true value of character.

Photo by Fredrik Alpstedt / CC BY

Photo by Fredrik Alpstedt / CC BY

Harsh Shukla
Follow me
Latest posts by Harsh Shukla (see all)
Subscribe
Notify of
guest

0 Comments
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments
0
Would love your thoughts, please comment.x
()
x