My Thirteen Virtues

1. Steadfast: Do not let the opinions of others sway my personal beliefs.
2. Punctual: Always be on time, or early in my day to day life.
3. Practical: Be simple and do what makes sense, without getting caught in complexity.
4. Purpose: Do things for a reason, even when doing small things.
5. Creative: Do not be dull or boring, and try to think “outside the box”.
6. Improve: Do not settle for what is easy to achieve, and strive for what is out of reach.
7. Contentment: Be happy with the things and life that I have.
8. Vigilant: Be constantly aware of the events happening around me.
9. Knowledgeable: Do not be ignorant, and try to understand as much as possible.
10. Accepting: Try to not be judgmental.
11. Positive: Do not think cynically, and give people the benefit of the doubt until there is reason to not.
12. Honest: Do not lie or mislead to make thing easier or convenient.
13. Order: Be organized and not cluttered.

Do I think that I could reach a moral perfection this way? No. I say no, not because I don’t believe in my own power of will, but because there are just some things I can’t control. What is it that I can’t control? Well, mainly my subconscious mind. I coluld for example, make myself knowledgeable by learning many things, but I couldn’t make myself truly accepting. In my actions I could treat everything and everyone the same, but in my mind I would still think differently about what is different from myself. I wouldn’t necessarily think worse of what is different, but I would think differently than I would about something more similar to myself.

Another reason that I believe that I could not reach a moral perfection, is that a human simply can’t be perfect. A human cannot draw a perfect circle or a line. We’ve all heard the phrase “life isn’t fair”, a phrase that I believe to be true. Well if life itself isn’t fair, then how is a human who lives it supposed to be perfectly fair?