Is morality important to lead a happy life?
Yes-No, It largely depends on how muchhappiness you as a person would get by upholding values (both by yourself and the people around you). For instance, you want to get a driving license and go to RTO office. You need it urgently for some valid reason. But according to the official process time, you will have to wait for a few days. You cannot wait and also you know what makes this "process" move aster. If you are more rational than moral, you would quickly weigh the pros and cons and if the former outweighs the latter, you tend to pay that "speed money" to help expedite the process. If not, you are at a substantial loss/inconvenience. If you are the guy who attach importance to values, you would definitely feel pretty unhappy/guilty for this unsavoury compromise that you have made, right? Contrast this situation with a person who wouldn't have any such value, he/she is happy and this incident is just a normal thngy for them.In the same situation, in a different scenario, if you choose to tread the path of principles. What happens then? Will you be happy that you stood up for values in your life and that's what matters most for you? Then yes, keeping up values would make you happy.On a different note, most people tend to hold on to values in life either out of fear or security. Such kind of "holding" would never be strong and therefore you see them breaking/compromising their values when their own security (advantage) and/or fear are at risk (as cited in the first scenario). On the other hand, there are a few who would uphold values not because of any security or fear, but because of their deep understanding/conviction and they have all that unflinching strength to tread the path of righteousness despite hardships/suffering.I am not sure if upholding morals would give one happiness or not (as happiness is a very loose and highly relevant term), but it surely would make them feel harmonious and at peace with themselves.
Why is morality important?
Personal morality is important for personal wellbeing and for our relationships with our fellow humans. Following the prevailing moral codes helps make us people of integrity.Moral codes provide social organization within a culture or civilization. These codes form the basis of many of our laws. Morality is important because it helps you not only to be law-abiding, but also to treat others in society with dignity and respect.Morality is also important in our relationship to the maker of the laws, and ultimately God. The Bible, for example, tells us a number of things that we need to do in order to place ourselves within God’s favour. For example, love God first and foremost and love your neighbour as yourself. God has promised to bless certain behaviours and to punish others.
What is the importance of moral values in our life?
All of us have grown up listening stories like ‘The Thirsty Crow’ , ‘The Fox and the Grapes’, that always end up with a strong conclusion. We might have forgotten those stories but their teachings someway or the other have contributed to what we call our moral values. Moral values are the principles that guide us throughout our lives. From childhood to adulthood we keep on learning and transforming ourselves and so do our morals. Moral values are important in life because:If a person has never learned about moral values then how can he/she decide between the good and the bad.Moral values reflect an individual’s character and spirituality.They help in building good relationships in personal as well as professional lives.They can help in eradicating problems like dishonesty, violence, cheating, jealousy from one’s life.Not only this, they can counter bad influences in society like disregarding women, child abuse, violence, crimes, agitations.They can help you deal with tough situations in life. They can be a key to self-motivation.Some of the most important values can be : Honesty, Hard-work, Respect for others, Kindness and Forgiveness. Are they a part of you?
Which is more important, ethics or morality?
Morality. A man makes his own moral code and sticks to it, no matter what the odds. Without your own moral code you’re just an animal, a thing, a cuck.Ethics is the exact opposite, herd morality. An ossified system of rules passed thousands of years ago or maybe yesterday by the government is supposed to tell you what’s right and wrong?
What morals are most important to you?
I liked this question. Thank you for sending it my way Abhay.I have changed a lot over time. After a lot of internal strife, I have come to the conclusion that there are certain universal morals. I choose to serve them. At least I try!The following, therefore, are important to me -Absolute honesty. And that involves saying “I don’t know” if I don’t rather than trying to wing something. Honesty is to the self first. The rest is the automatic reflection of it.Love. Equality. Fairness. Justice. Compassion. Universal higher goals.Goodness. Between a positive thought and a negative one, choosing a positive one. Knowing and exercising this choice well. Between believing and not believing people, choosing to believe in them.Love trumps everything. Being congruent in my thoughts, words and deeds. Keeping the base of kindness and love all along.Taking responsibility for my shit. No blaming others. That means owning myself. Being fully responsible for my physical and mental being. Being responsible internally ensures I hurt least number of people outside.Constant introspection. Mindfulness. There is no shortcut to this dull work on myself.Mental discipline. Delaying momentary pleasures for higher goals. This starts from not consuming that extra piece of chocolate to having goals and working towards them.Helping others. Whenever feasible.Learning to live happily every moment. There is great wisdom in acceptance.These are my personal morals. The ones I try to live by.For more of my answers, follow - Mindful musings
What are the most important moral values of students?
From:Moral Values for Students: A Necessary Part of the CurriculumTop Seven Moral Values:It would serve society well if the following seven moral values for students were taught in schools:1. Unconditional Love and Kindness:In most cases, if you love someone, he or she will love you back in return. This, however, is not the real meaning of love. Love should be unconditional. With more love in the world, kindness will follow and replace cruelty.2. Honesty:Students must be taught that dishonesty and cheating is wrong, and will get you nowhere in the future. As a student, one is only hurting himself or herself by cheating, because this action will eventually catch up to you in the end with bad consequences.3. Hard Work:When I was young, I learned that success was one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. Nowadays, so many students want to cheat and cut corners in their studies because they are lazy and don't place any value on hard word. This thinking must change.4. Respect For Others:Unfortunately, in our highly competitive dog eat dog society, many people will trod on others to get ahead in life. Respect for others should include respecting different religions, races, sexes, ideas, and life styles.5. Co-operation:To achieve a common goal, it is necessary for all people to work together. If this is not done, a few people may profit, but the end result for everyone will be a failure. I still believe in the motto, "united we stand and divided we fall."6. Compassion:Compassion is defined as being sensitive to the needs of people. If there were more compassion in the world, there would be less homeless, hunger, wars, and unhappiness.7. Forgiveness:Jesus Christ taught us to forgive our enemies or people who hurt us. Anger in most cases is caused by an unwillingness to forgive. There would be less violence and fighting in school if students could learn this moral virtue.I taught English in a Catholic school in Thailand for more than six years, and learning moral values was built into all of our lessons. Actually, ten percent of the students' grades was based on how well they practiced moral values inside and outside the classroom. This would be an excellent policy for other schools to adopt.