Moral character

Moral character or character is an evaluation of a person's moraland mentalqualities. Such an evaluation is subjective — one person may evaluate someone's character on the basis of their virtue, another may consider their fortitude, courage, loyalty, honesty, or piety.

Developing true character happens when we focus on character qualities such as: truthfulness, diligence, obedience, loyalty and courage. Each quality overlaps the other. For example, you cannot be truthful and dishonest at the same time. Some character qualities, such as punctuality, can be developed through practise. To practise will require one to have discipline; which is also a desirable character quality.

What is true character? Character is the cumulative effect of the most desirable character qualities found in a person. Heroes exhibit traits such as self sacrifice and bravery. Heroes are men and women of exemplary character.

Some people consider character to be a mental choice. To improve or build someone's character (by whatever yard-stick you use) you must address their intellect. Examples of this can be found in religious preaching, sermons, lectures, philosophy, debate, morality tales, fables, and various works of literature, treatises and tracts. Character can be taught through education; but the best teacher is the teacher's character.

Other people believe that there is a link between moral character and one's physical body; improvement of the character may be sought through privation, painor other hardships. Examples of this are often found in religious life (hermits, Spartanconditions in monasteriesand nunneries, flagellationand other self-mortification), and also in corporal punishment, the pain of childbirth, and restrictive dietsand fasting.

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• Character ImprovementHow Character may be improved naturally via a deep unterstanding of the virtues.
• Concepts of moral character, historical and contemporary(Stanford Encyc. of Philosophy)
• Cub Scouting Character Connections Programidentifies 12 core values: Citizenship, Compassion, Cooperation, Courage, Faith, Health and Fitness, Honesty, Perseverance, Positive Attitude, Resourcefulness, Respect, Responsibility. Character can be defined as the collection of core values possessed by an individual that leads to moral commitment and action. Character is "values in action."
• The Scout LawA Scoutis ... trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent. Several interpretations of those twelve important words followed by the Scout Law as it is said in other countries.

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