At turning points in history, as a rule, not the most moral personalities make a brilliant career. Bismarck owns the words that revolutions are born in the minds of romantics, their driving force is fanatics, and scoundrels use the fruits of change. In this article, we will try to answer the question of what it means to be a worthy person, because these are the people we want to see at the head of our society.
Basic definition
We will analyze the concept in five aspects. Most often, the epithet "worthy" is used to define a person who has a whole set of high moral qualities. It is this content that we put in when we pronounce the following phrase: "We have before us a worthy citizen of our country." Or the father of the family, for example.
To list the qualities of a worthy person, you should choose synonymous words. Themcan be found in the explanatory dictionary:
- deserved;
- majestic;
- valiant;
- decent.
Moral virtues are manifested in all areas of personal development:
- Spiritual development - thinking, highly moral, spiritual, developed, deep, noble.
- Career - a respected, purposeful, competent, principled person.
- He alth - physically developed, positive attitude, leading an active lifestyle.
- Leisure - inquisitive, intellectually developed, enthusiastic.
- Finance - prosperous, we althy, striving to improve well-being.
- Family - Loyal, family oriented, child loving, decent, morally stable.
- Public life - active, defending one's positions, not indifferent.
- Friends - reliable, friendly, helpful.
Surely the list can be expanded, but we have to talk about other aspects of the concept of "worthy person".
Worthy of respect
Very often we use the parsed phrase in the context of a person (and not only) who deserves our respect. This is the meaning we put in when we say: "This girl was from a decent family." Let's start with a parable.
The court jester, who was constantly called a fool, set out to radically change his life. For help, he turned to the king, who for a long time was pleased with his work. The jester shared his desire to become respectedin human society. For this, the king made him rich. But neither expensive clothes nor a luxurious castle added respect to the jester from those around him. For them, he remained a fool, only with money, which he soon squandered.
The court servant turned to the sage for advice. He pointed to a jug of wine and a small glass next to him: “Look,” he said, “no matter how hard one tries, it is impossible to pour all the wine into one small glass. So your personality is just as small for your desire.”
A respectable person is someone who is constantly evolving to become a better person. As his personality grows, so does the glass that he fills with his desires from the jug.
What is fair
Very often we use the epithet "worthy" not in relation to a person, but we are still talking about him. For example, a worthy reward. By this phrase, we mean that in this case it is fair, deserved. The reward is worthy of the deed or feat that a particular person has performed. Although she may be worthy of the memory of her fathers, for example. And the reward may not be a medal, but human attention, public recognition.
On the eve of September 1, teachers in all regions gather for traditional meetings. The results of the last academic year are summed up, new tasks are set. In the Orenburg region in 2018, 41 teachers at such a meeting received an unexpected award, which can be called worthy. It's a brand new carwhich was awarded to those who over the years of their work prepared the most students who received 100 points in the Unified State Examination, who achieved great success in subject Olympiads, who won in sports competitions.
The award is worthy, because it is well-deserved and fair.
Match something
Sometimes in the text you can find the phrase: "The artist has prepared unique illustrations worthy of the story of a great writer." Here we are talking about the correspondence of the drawings to the text of the classic and, it would seem, it does not concern people at all. But it's not. Indirectly, we tend to call worthy only those works that are written or made by the hands of worthy people.
May correspond to moral principles and the image of any person. For example, if a father, leading a he althy lifestyle, passing the TRP standards, involves his children in physical education. A worthy person is one who sets such examples.
Interesting
You must have heard from others: "This picture deserves attention. Decent movie." It is not only a work of art that can arouse our interest, but also the person himself. For example, assistants conduct a casting for the role of the main character. They advise the director to take a closer look at one of the applicants: "Look, this is a very worthy candidate."
How to become a worthy person
Striving to become worthy is very important. Confucius spoke about this. His words can be read at the beginning of the article. What should be done on the way to thisgoals?
First, you should accept yourself, ceasing to serve other people and their tasks. We need to understand our own personality and develop those aspects of it that are our virtues. The second step should be to stop chasing your own importance in the eyes of others. Unfortunately, we spend too much life's effort on this.
It is very important to become the master of your decisions, without shifting responsibility for them to other people. Constantly doubting the correctness of our beliefs will help development, and the rejection of complacency will expand the boundaries of our vision. It is necessary to set high spiritual goals. For example, do not respond with rudeness to rudeness. At one time, Aristotle argued that the main human destiny is the development of one's own character.
