Value Systems
Many of us do not think very much about our own value systems, since they are so deeply embedded in us, that they are like our nature. Yet, a baby just out of a mother's womb knows little about values. It is our very life journeys and experiences that shape our values. Our parents and immediate family are perhaps the people who most strongly shape these values.
Much as I am a second child, who tries his level best to exert his own identity, unique of the family, there are characteristics that still link me in. Like the importance of food and nutrition, and the interest in travel. I have to say, these have to be attributed to my family.
The same can be said about the concept of fidelity. It is said that the family unit is losing meaning in the modern age, due to the decreased importance, and the rise of divorces. It is also true, that children of happy families tend to grow up to have happy families too. Is this mere coincidence, or is this a value that is taken from their families?
No one is a true beacon of moral values, since everyone is subject to temptation. It is just the importance one places on that value and its preservation that sets one apart.
Much as I am a second child, who tries his level best to exert his own identity, unique of the family, there are characteristics that still link me in. Like the importance of food and nutrition, and the interest in travel. I have to say, these have to be attributed to my family.
The same can be said about the concept of fidelity. It is said that the family unit is losing meaning in the modern age, due to the decreased importance, and the rise of divorces. It is also true, that children of happy families tend to grow up to have happy families too. Is this mere coincidence, or is this a value that is taken from their families?
No one is a true beacon of moral values, since everyone is subject to temptation. It is just the importance one places on that value and its preservation that sets one apart.