In these past few days, I have worked on three virtues that lead to moral perfection. These virtues are Temperance, Silence, and Cleanliness.
Temperance: The virtue of temperance is clearly intended for self-discipline and control. It is explained by Benjamin Franklin as,"Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation", meaning that you have to know your limits very well. You should know the correct amount you should consume to satisfy your hunger or thirst yet make sure you are not bingeing at the same. Temperance was one of the easy virtues to master. I have mastered it at a young age and the reason for this is soccer. If I overeat, i will not be able to perform at my highest potential because i will be carrying extra weight. However, if i undereat, i will lack the energy to perform. Finding the balance might be difficult to do so but for me was quite a success.
Silence: "Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation." The virtue of silence teaches you to be a selective talker. This means that you have to overthink and analyze before you talk so that you talk only if absolutely necessary. Unfortunately, this is quite difficult for me and within these three days, i have not seen success with my progress of mastering this virtue. Everyday I see many people, mostly ones that i just met. I have grown up in a social environment and absolutely hate refraining from speaking what is on my mind. I talk to many people everyday and I find absolutely no harm in my conversations. However, most of these conversations could be avoided because the talk has no sole purpose.
Cleanliness: This virtue by definition is, "Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation". This is very difficult for me to overcome.My weekends are filled with many events such as social gatherings, sportong events,even work. I am forced to keep myself clean because I am going to be with people. However, it is simply very difficult to make time to clean a room which I once again have to clean later. I was unsuccessful in the cleanliness of my habitation until the last day. I was expecting guests to arrive at my residence and a dirty home says a lot about your character. In respect to my guests, I cleaned my room and it felt very nice. I have actually found it to make my life quite a bit easier. If i had more time to master this virtue, there is no doubt in my mind I would be successful in doing so.
Temperance: The virtue of temperance is clearly intended for self-discipline and control. It is explained by Benjamin Franklin as,"Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation", meaning that you have to know your limits very well. You should know the correct amount you should consume to satisfy your hunger or thirst yet make sure you are not bingeing at the same. Temperance was one of the easy virtues to master. I have mastered it at a young age and the reason for this is soccer. If I overeat, i will not be able to perform at my highest potential because i will be carrying extra weight. However, if i undereat, i will lack the energy to perform. Finding the balance might be difficult to do so but for me was quite a success.
Silence: "Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation." The virtue of silence teaches you to be a selective talker. This means that you have to overthink and analyze before you talk so that you talk only if absolutely necessary. Unfortunately, this is quite difficult for me and within these three days, i have not seen success with my progress of mastering this virtue. Everyday I see many people, mostly ones that i just met. I have grown up in a social environment and absolutely hate refraining from speaking what is on my mind. I talk to many people everyday and I find absolutely no harm in my conversations. However, most of these conversations could be avoided because the talk has no sole purpose.
Cleanliness: This virtue by definition is, "Tolerate no uncleanliness in body, clothes, or habitation". This is very difficult for me to overcome.My weekends are filled with many events such as social gatherings, sportong events,even work. I am forced to keep myself clean because I am going to be with people. However, it is simply very difficult to make time to clean a room which I once again have to clean later. I was unsuccessful in the cleanliness of my habitation until the last day. I was expecting guests to arrive at my residence and a dirty home says a lot about your character. In respect to my guests, I cleaned my room and it felt very nice. I have actually found it to make my life quite a bit easier. If i had more time to master this virtue, there is no doubt in my mind I would be successful in doing so.
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