A person is born with various inclinations and is obliged to work on himself throughout his life, absorbing the enduring values of the human spirit.
What qualities are needed to be human?
Parents begin to cultivate ethical standards in us, but the continuation of their growth depends only on the individual. If a person does not pick up a single book, learns to think, confining himself only to comics, American films and TV shows for housewives, then no matter how financially successful he is, it is impossible to consider him a person.
- Respect for someone else's and your life.
- Conscience.
- Truth and honesty.
- Law and respect for human rights.
- Love and attention to one's neighbor (kindness and condescension to a certain extent).
- Family clan.
- Debt.
- Industriousness.
- Friendship.
These are enduring values that have been developed by mankind for thousands of years.
What the best minds of mankind were thinking
A.P. Chekhov, in a letter to his brother Mikhail in 1886, gave a very clear and soft definition of a cultured person. A brother, a gifted man, complained about how poorly he was living. In his reply, sent in a playfully serious form, A. Chekhov gave impetus to his brother’s thoughts, directing them to enduring values.
As you know, A. Chekhov drove a slave from himself drop by drop. So we need to get rid of slavish feelings, without prejudice to anyone's dignity. Then and only then, enduring values will flow into our soul naturally, like breathing.
Our existence in society will be more harmonious. But we must work on this continuously, making volitional efforts hourly, around the clock. M. Gorky, F. Chaliapin - people who “made themselves”.
What Mark Twain Thought About
Is it not strange that the universally recognized comedian Mark Twain could seriously reason on such a topic as enduring values? His life was complicated and did not favor humor. Bitterly seeing the shortcomings of people, he could not help but think about ethics.
What Mark Twain considered important in life:
- Inner harmony.
- Do not worry about what people will think if you are too old or young.
- Humor can solve many problems.
- Anger is a feeling that destroys a person.
- The world owes you nothing. You must create your own life.
- Do something new, but get ready to be understood.
- Do not focus on problems, think about useful things.
- To feel good, you need to help those who have a hard time.
- Do what you want so that after years you do not regret the lost opportunities.
And if you read I. Turgenev, L. Tolstoy, A. Pushkin, then everyone will know what universal human enduring spiritual values are.