Doing good also involves giving up, patience and the ability to forgive, but at the same time you cannot help anyone if you only give yourself away - you also have to take care of your own needs and well-being. What qualities make you a better HUMAN?
Already a famous philosopher Aristotle claimed that happiness lies in justice - and justice means that we give ourselves and others the same amount of good and the same amount of bad. How to get justice, goodness and happiness? How to become a better person, HUMAN?
6 qualities that make you a better HUMAN:
Integrity
Having integrity means being honest and consistent in your principles and actions. It also means that you stick to your ethical and moral principles even when it is difficult and impossible.
Openness
Openness is one of five personality traits that measure how curious and open we are to new experiences. People who are more open generally score higher on intelligence tests and also have more liberal views on the world. Open-minded people are less prejudiced, less prejudiced against people who are different from them, and generally more tolerant.
Gratitude
In a society that emphasizes individualism and gives us the illusion that everything is in our power and that we ourselves deserve (or are to blame for) our happiness and unhappiness, it is difficult to remember that we can also be grateful for many things.
Many studies have shown that context and environment are the most important factors of success in life (for example, a child's performance in school is almost the most conditioned by the socio-economic status of his family). Be grateful for the things you have, because they are far from taken for granted.
Compassion
Being compassionate towards another person is quite easy when that person is close to us or at least similar to us. It is more difficult to be compassionate towards those who are quite different from us. And yet, that's exactly where the opportunity lies for improvement - both of oneself and of the world.
Honesty
Honesty is the only way to truly connect with others in an authentic and deep way. Even when the truth can hurt, it's important not to lie, because otherwise you're just prolonging the moment when someone will be hurt.
Courage
For all the mentioned qualities, you have to have courage. It is not easy to stick to your moral standards. And it's not easy to listen to your inner compass when the whole world is shouting nonsensical advice at you. It is also difficult to give up comfort in order to be compassionate towards others. And it certainly requires a great deal of courage to overcome your own prejudices, which are always just a manifestation of fear of the unknown.
