If I was to make a list of virtues to live by, I would include: integrity, loyalty, charity, and respect. In today's world, you see some of these virtues but many people do not live by these. Integrity consists of being honest and knowing what is right and wrong. The legit definition of integrity is "adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty" (Integrity). An example of integrity is there is a lost wallet and you do not know whose it is. You have two choices, take the wallet and keep what is in it or find the person who owns it. If you had integrity, you would know that the right thing to do would be to return the wallet to the rightful owner. The next virtue is loyalty. Loyalty would be described as someone who will never give up on you and never leave your side. Your best friends should be loyal, I know mine are. (: My best friends are there for me when I need help and do not give up on me. Being loyal is very important for me because I want to know that I have someone who will stay by my side when the going gets tough. After loyalty I have charity. Charity is "generosity and helpfulness especially toward the needy or suffering; aid given to those in need" (List). In my opinion, helping others is one of the best feelings in the world. Being able to change someone's life from bad to good puts such an impact on me. Our school helped out a food bank by having a food drive and we ended up filling our principals office. I was in the office earlier and a man came in and told the secretaries to tell our principal thank you for all the food because now they can feed more families in need. When I heard that, a smile formed on my face and just knowing that we helped out dozens of families. The last but not the least virtue I chose is respect. My definition of respect is being kind to people, especially authoritative figures. Being respectful should be something every person in this world should live by. I try my best to follow these above virtues.
"Integrity." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2012.
"List of the Virtues." List of the Virtues. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Sept. 2012.
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