In crucial historical moments, a brilliant career is made, as a rule, by no means the most moral personalities. Bismarck owns the words that revolutions are born in the minds of romantics, fanatics are their driving force, and bastards use the fruits of change. In this article, we will try to answer the question of what it means to be a worthy person, because we want to see precisely such people at the head of our society.
Basic definition
We will analyze the concept in five aspects. Most often, the epithet "worthy" is used to define a person who has a whole set of high moral qualities. It is this content that we put in when we pronounce the following phrase: "Before us is a worthy citizen of his country." Or the father of the family, for example.
To list the qualities of a worthy person, you should choose synonyms. They can be found in the explanatory dictionary:
- deserved;
- majestic;
- valiant;
- decent.
Moral virtues are manifested in all areas of personality development:
- Spiritual development - thinking, moral, spiritual, developed, deep, noble.
- Career - a respected, purposeful, competent, principled person.
- Health - physically developed, positively tuned, leading an active lifestyle.
- Leisure - curious, intellectually developed, enthusiastic.
- Finance - prosperous, wealthy, striving to improve wealth.
- Family - faithful, family-oriented, loving children, decent, morally stable.
- Social life is active, upholding its positions, not indifferent.
- Friends - reliable, friendly, helpful.
Surely the list can be supplemented, but we have to talk about other aspects of the concept of "worthy person."
Respectable
Very often we use the collocated phrase in the context of a person (and not only) who deserves our respect. This is the meaning we put in when we say: "This girl was from a worthy family." Let's start with the parable.
The court jester, who was constantly called a fool, set out to radically change his life. For help, he turned to the king, who for a long time was pleased with his work. The jester shared his desire to become a respected person in society. For this, the king made him rich. But neither expensive clothes nor a luxurious castle added respect to the jester from those around him. For them, he remained a fool, only with money, which he soon squandered.
The court servant turned to the sage for advice. He pointed to a jug of wine and a small glass nearby: “Look,” he said, “no matter how anyone tries, it is impossible to pour all the wine into one small glass. Your personality is just as small for your desire.”
A respected person is one who is constantly evolving to become better. With the growth of his personality, the glass that he fills with his desires from the jug becomes larger.
What is fair
Very often, the epithet “worthy” is not applied to a person, but it is still about him. For example, a worthy reward. By this phrase we mean that in this case it is fair, deserved. The reward is worthy of the deed or feat that a particular person committed. Although it may be worthy of the memory of fathers, for example. And the reward may not be a medal, but human attention, public recognition.
On the eve of September 1, teachers from all regions gather for traditional meetings. The results for the last academic year are summed up, new tasks are set. In Orenburg in 2018, 41 teachers at such a meeting received an unexpected award, which can be called worthy. This is a brand new car, which was awarded to those who, over the years of their work, prepared the students who received 100 points in the Unified State Examination, achieved great success in subject Olympiads, who won in sports.
The reward is worthy, because it is well-deserved and fair.
Matching something
Sometimes in the text you can find the phrase: "The artist prepared unique illustrations worthy of the story of the great writer." Here we are talking about the correspondence of the drawings to the text of the classic and, it would seem, it does not concern people at all. But this is not so. Indirectly, we are inclined to call worthy only those works that are written or made by the hands of worthy people.
The image of a person may correspond to moral principles. For example, if a father, leading a healthy lifestyle, passing the TRP standards, involves his children in physical education classes. A worthy person is one who sets such examples.
Interesting
You probably heard from others: "This picture deserves attention. A decent movie." Not only a work of art can cause our interest, but also the person himself. For example, assistants cast for the role of the protagonist. They advise the director to look at one of the applicants: "Take a look, this is a very worthy candidate."
How to become a worthy person
The desire to become worthy is very important. Confucius spoke about this. His words can be read at the beginning of the article. What should be done on the way to this goal?
First, you should accept yourself, ceasing to serve other people and their tasks. We need to understand our own personality and develop those aspects of it that are our virtues. The second step should be to abandon the pursuit of their own significance in the eyes of others. Unfortunately, we spend too much effort on this.
It is very important to become the master of your decisions without shifting the responsibility for them to other people. Constant doubt about the correctness of our beliefs will help development, and the rejection of complacency will expand the boundaries of our vision. It is necessary to set high spiritual goals. For example, do not respond rude to rudeness. At one time, Aristotle argued that the main human destiny is the development of one's own character.