Character Building in our Lives
Posted: Saturday, December 31, 2011
by David Tanguay
“Character building begins in our infancy, and continues until death.” Eleanor Roosevelt
As we are nurtured as babies so begins our mental development however it is not only what we are taught in our lives that makes us what we are for our nature plays a major role in the development of our character.
We inherit from our parents certain traits that are embedded in our natural characteristics and state of mind. e.g., love is not a learned emotion but rather a natural one in which we are born with. I may have critics who will question my theory however I stand firm in my beliefs.
The character we reveal to the world may differ from our true natural characteristics for most of us are actors in a make believe world. If we would just be ourselves and not someone, we imitate and show the world a false personality.
Yes, character building begins at an early age for the moment we as infants utter the word “I” we are aware of ourselves as human beings with an individual life of our own.
What we learn from our peers and those in authority who make up our laws we live by does leave an impression on our lives. Some of us have no problem conforming to the laws in our land in which expected to obey and follow we are. In addition, some of us will rebel against certain rules and laws under our way of life.
To question our way of life is only natural and fitting for there are flaws in all theories, we live by. Our preamble to our constitution begins with the words “We the people of the united states in order to form a more perfect union”
Yes, our founding fathers did establish a doctrine for all people to live in freedom with the pursuit of happiness instilled in all of us. We are as a people on the verge of a new awakening where love for our fellow man will overcome all of our cravings for material possessions.
“I look forward confidently to the day when all who work for a living will be one with no thought to their separateness as Negroes, Jews, Italians or any other distinctions. This will be the day when we bring into full realization the American dream -- a dream yet unfulfilled. A dream of equality of opportunity, of privilege and property widely distributed; a dream of a land where men will not take necessities from the many to give luxuries to the few; a dream of a land where men will not argue that the color of a man's skin determines the content of his character; a dream of a nation where all our gifts and resources are held not for ourselves alone, but as instruments of service for the rest of humanity; the dream of a country where every man will respect the dignity and worth of the human personality.” Martin Luther King, Jr.
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