Character

A while back in our Leadership Class, we were assisged to write a "Laws of Life" essay. To do this, we were required to choose a characteristic from the Six Pillars of Character. I chose caring for my characteristic I wanted to write about. I knew it was one I could connect with the most.
Also, the attached video is the Character video we were to make in Leadership class. I hope it provides you with some useful information.



I researched different information on the caring trait. I found that the best site wat no doubt http://josephsoninstitute.org/MED/MED-2sixpillars.html. I found the following information from this site about caring.

"If you existed alone in the universe, there would be no need for ethics and your heart could be a cold, hard stone. Caring is the heart of ethics, and ethical decision-making. It is scarcely possible to be truely ethical and yet unconcerned with the welfare of others. That is because ethics is ultimately about good relations with other people."

"It is easier to love "humanity" than to love people. People who consider themselves ethical and yet lack a caring attitude toward individuals tend to treat others as instruments of their will. They rarely feel an obligation to be honest, loyal, fair, or respectful except insofar as it is prudent for them to do so, a disposition which itself hints at duplicity and a lack of integrity. A person who really cares feels an emotional response to both the pain and pleasure of others."

"Of course, sometimes we must hurt those we truelt care for, and some decisions, while quite ethical, do cause pain. But one should consciously cause no more harm than is reasonably necessary to perform one's duties."

"The highest form of caring is the honest expression of benevolence, or altruism. This is not to be confused with strategic charity. Gifts to charities to advance personal interests are a fraud. That is, they aren't gifts at all. They're investments or tax write-offs."

Josephson Institute. "Making Ethical Decisions: The Six Pillars of Character." Copyright 2010. Retrieved from http://josephsoninstitute.org/MED/MED-2sixpillars.html on November 1, 2009.