Reflections on virtues

Reflections on virtues:

If freedom means: "I do everything I want!", it is no longer a virtue.

Freedom is a virtue when your behaviour shows neighbour consciousness (and awareness) and is full with good gifts.

And if truth is: "I exist from (sensory) facts." Gone is the virtue.

Truth is a virtue when your behaviour shows neighbour consciousness (and awareness) and is full with good gifts [to all].

If joy (happiness) is: "laugh at your own or someone else's mistakes.", remember that it isn't a virtue. Reflect how often a man deceives himself.

Joy (happiness) is a virtue when your behaviour & smile shows true reasons: neighbour consciousness (and awareness) and is full with good gifts to all.

If cleanliness is: "washing yourself and then the sin is gone", it is not a virtue. Then you deceive yourself.

Cleanliness is a virtue when you heart, state [of mind] & thoughts are clean; shows neighbour consciousness and full of good gifts to all.

If equality means: "I am the same in everything", it is not a virtue.

Equality is a virtue as only the good treasure of behaviour is in all sort, beings and entities; shows by neighbour awareness & good gifts.

If steadfastness means: "I stand steady and fast no matter what", it is no virtue.

Steadfastness is a virtue when the case you stand for is a good gift to all sorts, beings and entities; a quality case.

Love is not 1 virtue, but a collective word in which several virtues (18) are included. (1Corinthians 13)

If peace means "There is no war", it is not a virtue.

Peace is a virtue, when all beings and entities live toghether in neighbour consciousness and awareness, giving good gifts and co-operate.

If patience is: "I can wait a very long time", it is not a virtue.

Patience is a virtue, when a time and place is used for wise righteousness, promoting virtuous behaviour and holy, neighbour consciousness.

If faith means: "I believe in: mercy, church going, forgiving of sins, Gods promises, Christs’ & beings’ cleaning blood", it is not a virtue.

Faith is a virtue when the behaviour fulfills only virtues and good gifts for all sorts, beings and entities.

If righteousness means "tit for tat, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth; equivalent retaliation", it is not a virtue.

Righteousness is a virtue, when - without killing - stopped and prevented any sinner to sin, and learned holy behaviour and give good gifts.

Righteousness as a virtue also avoids mutilation.

If goodness means "being good in favor of yourself or only to yourself", it is not a virtue.

Goodness is a virtue when anyone gives good gifts to all beings & entities and shows neighbour aid in state, heart, thoughts, words & deeds.

If kindness is "per se the nature, state and will of a man or the nature, state and will of mankind", it is not a virtue.

Kindness is a virtue when nature, state & will of anyone is in friendship; promoting & maintaining wellness of all sorts, beings & entities.

If unity means: "There is no division and wanting, feeling, planning, positioning and timing are the same", it is not a virtue.

Unity is a virtue, when the collective plan for holiness is felt, thought, wanted, made & also fulfilled by all sorts, beings and entities.

If order means "system, progression, row, method, discipline", it's not a virtue. All those are in collective evil too. Order ought quality.

Order is a virtue, when a plan for holiness, even for wise righteousness, is made & fulfilled; all wise in & fulfilling their holy functions.

If obedience is: "always do what one says", it is not a virtue.

Obedience is a virtue when it does lead to fulfilment of virtues to all sorts, beings and entities (included of course: God).

If glory means: "accumulation of self-praise, person-praise or possession", it is not a virtue.

Glory is a virtue, as the fulfilment of the quality plan happens by virtues for all.

If glory means: "accumulation of self-praise, person-praise or possession", it is not the emanation of virtues.

Glory is a emanation of virtues, as the fulfilment of the quality plan happens by virtues for all.

If moderation means: "a compromise, a midway between interests, preserve the happy mean, so everybody is happy", it is not a virtue.

Moderation is a virtue, when everything & everybody (all known) is in the right and just measure in behaviour & words; meaning & spelling.

Moderation is a virtue, when all is in the right and just measure in behaviour. It is not a virtue, when it is a bit of all (good and bad).

If responsibility is: "being able to respond on all questions", it is not a virtue.

Responsibility is a virtue, when the accepted response is based on good reasons and explains your behaviour to all sorts, beings & entities.

If modesty means: "see how modest am I", it is not a virtue.

Modesty is a virtue, when the state, nature, thought, word and deed is pragmaticly modest.

If meekness is: "tame, easy or docile without wise reflection", it is not a virtue.

Meekness is a virtue, when spirit, state, nature and thought is gentle, sweet and with wise reflection.

If gentleness (softness) means: "not rough", it is not a virtue.

Gentleness is a virtue, when the deed and word is pragmaticly soft and gentle to all sorts, beings and entities.

If trust is "loyal, credit, foundation or corporation with trustees", it is not a virtue.

Trust is not the same as faith, trustful is not the same as faithful, trustworthy is not the same as faithworthy, ...

... trustworthiness is not the same as faithworthiness.

Trust is a virtue, when a devotion to wise words and consequential duty; duty is holy or wise righteously to all sorts, beings & entities.

If friendship means "concern on the part of each friend for profit of each own sake, and that involves sex", it is neither virtue nor love.

Some degree of intimacy is in friendship: well-disposed towards each other and trusty affection.

Friendship is a virtue, when mutual concern of each for welfare of the other for the other's sake and that involves some degree of intimacy.

If hope means "expectation or expectance", it is not a virtue.

Hope is a virtue, when the expectation or expectance is virtuous (e.g. goodness) for all [sorts, beings and entities].

If humbleness is "submissiveness, humiliation, or false modesty", it is not a virtue.

Humbleness is a virtue, when the state of a being sets highest virtues, values, morals and norms & generally accepted by all [sorts etc.].

Even if humbleness is a act and feeling of submissiveness, it is not a virtue. It lacks all quality of good and righteous reasons.

If fullness is "being full, being complete", it is not a virtue. Total evil is also full.

Fullness is a virtue, when length, width and depth of a virtue is completely fathomed by the being and shown to and accepted by all.

If wisdom means "manner, custom, pragmatic experience, fathom", it is not a virtue.

Wisdom is a virtue, when all behaviour of one is in favour of holiness & justice; ultimately in favour of holiness to all & accepted by all.

If simplicity is "silliness", it is not a virtue.

Simplicity is a virtue, when the nature, state, will and behaviour is artless, unguilty and without complexity.

Simplicity is a virtue, when it is mere simple.

If benevolence is "obliging", it is not a virtue.

Benevolence is a virtue, when the state and will is good for and to all sorts, beings and entities.

Agapè is a virtue, when it is the fullness of love for all; length, width and depth of that virtue for all.

Prudence is a virtue, when one with forethought avoids harm & danger, embarrassment & distress, and is also judicious, attentive & careful…

...and plans for the future for all sorts, beings and entities.

Health is a virtue, when one and its environment is in a state of being happy & well; emanating by behaviour.

If remembrance is with unrighteous, unjust and unwise state, thoughts, deeds and words, it is not a virtue.

Remembrance is a virtue when one has a good, righteous, just and wise state, thoughts, deeds and words to all.

If praise is for your own, it is not a virtue.

Praise is a virtue, when spoken on proven virtues of another or others.

If skill means: methodical ease, it is not a virtue for a e.g. soldier, slayer, slaughter and executioner.

Skill is a virtue, when methodical ease is with the right goal, the just method and the well means.

If piety means fear for God or dutifulness or bravery per se, it is not a virtue.

Piety or godfearingness is a virtue, when behaviour is a proven good gift to all by deed, word, thought and state.

Hospitality is a virtue, when one harbours and gives aid by good gifts to another being.

If beauty is a learned habit, it is not a virtue.

If beauty is an individual response (after perception & expectation) & a reflection of our personality, style and individuality: no virtue.

Beauty is proven by external symmetry and order, health and harmony & intrinsic exactness and excellence, balance and perfection.

Beauty is not only a virtue, but also a moral & a value and gives pleasure and joy.

Beauty is a virtue, when visible form combines holy (e.g. wise) functionality to all, accepted in joy by all species, beings and entities.

Dependability is a virtue, but is synomym of: trustworthiness, and thus of trust.

If dependency is as slavery, addiction, obsession, bad habit or bad ritual, it is not a virtue.

Dependency is a virtue, when co-operation promotes collective quality, approved by all sorts, beings and entities and without self-deceit.  

If gratitude (thankfulness) is a ritual, custom or obligation per se, it is not a virtue.

Gratitude is a virtue, when thank is given with self-conviction.

Gratitude is a collective word and includes: sincerity, truth, openness, state.

Strength is a virtue when it is a physical force which wisely promotes and fulfills virtues.

If industriousness means do your job no matter what, it is not a virtue.

Industriousness is a virtue when your commited, efficiented and abled works are approved by all sorts, species and entities.

Catholic church finds masturbation a "severely disordered action" and lust a "disordered desire". I say: masturbation has a just measure.

If chastity means: having no intercourse or no masturbation, it is not a virtue.

Chastity is a virtue, when any person searches for a just measure of state (of mind and heart) and frequency of masturbation and sexuality.

Catholic church finds friendship a relation in which chastity blossoms & marriage a complete and lifelong mutual gift of a man and a woman.

I agree with the church perspective on friendship and marriage (even sexuality), as mentioned here. I do not see masturbation as disordered.

If purity means: unmixed and still lacks quality (e.g. pure evil), it is not a virtue.
Purity is a virtue, when it has fullness of qualities: one or more virtues.

Openness is a virtue, when all behaviour is in truth, freedom, simplicity and receptive to wise arguments.

When co-operation is opposition to virtuousness, it is not a virtue.

Co-operation is a virtue, when all sorts, species and beings help each other to fulfill virtues.

Providence is a virtue, when it is the unasked, measured, good gift.

Consideration (syn.=thoughtfulness) is in the spirit the beforehand choice for virtues in arguments.

Efficiency is a virtue, when it is a deed with purposed result of moderation, propriety and courage.

If accuracy (syn.= preciseness) is "as meant to be", it is not a virtue.

Accuracy (syn.= preciseness) is a virtue, when "to be as meant" is with the right goal, the just method and the well means.

Humbleness (syn. humility): an act & feeling of submissiveness (to another or God). Meaning lacks all quality of good & righteous reasons.

Sincerity is a synonym of openness and candour, although frankness is openness of heart, and uprightness as upright posture is meant.

Quietness is synonym of calmness.

Tranquility is to be at rest (not at sleep) and giving in the virtuous behaviour rest to others.

If morality is a custom or usage, it is not a virtue. Bloodshed or revenge is often found as custom & usage among humans, but is no virtue!

Morality is a virtue, when behaviour is a have-able (or habit) costum that manners and gives use to fulfilment of any virtue.

If balance is equilibrium, it is not a virtue. Jin & Jang is presented as balance but is a mixture of evil & good; mixture is not virtue.

Balance is a virtue, when behaviour is in harmony to all other species, beings & entities.

Awareness (syn.= attention) is a virtue, when polite, consious consideration is to all species, beings and entities.

If parenthood is without wisdom, it is no virtue; no father or mother can claim for obedience, honor, their judgement, respect and pity.

Parenthood is a virtue, when with wisdom. For it is answered with obedience, honor, acceptance, respect, pity and care by your child(ren).

If diligence means a persitent work, it is not a virtue.

Diligence is a virtue, when it is careful behaviour. Diligence is a part of prudence, which has also careful behaviour in the word.

If inventiveness means: thought of original ideas, it is no virtue.

Inventiveness is a virtue, when it is thought of wise, pragmatic ideas.

If spirituality means mental and emotional communication, it is not a virtue.

Deep religious feelings & believes are per se not virtues.

Spirituality is a virtue, when conscious of & produces fruits of the Holy Ghost.

If creativity means: produce and usage of original ideas, it is no virtue.

Creativity is a virtue, when it is produce and usage of wise, pragmatic ideas.

If tenacity means: able and continue to grip firmly, it is not a virtue.

If tenacity means: persistently continue to exist, it is not a virtue.

Tenacity is a virtue, when one is able and continues to grip firmly to the wise righteous and virtuous life; with heart, soul and mind.

Equanimity is a virtue, when with calmness, composure & self-control in wise righteous & virtuous behaviour to all sorts, species & beings.

Equity is a virtue, when being fair & partial to, valueing & favoring, the fulfilment of virtues in behaviour of all sorts, species & beings

Resoluteness is a virtue, when with firmness of purpose; purpose must be wise righteous or virtuous, collectively accepted by all sorts.

Determination is a virtue, when wise righteous in pragmatic decision and resolving to pragmatic solution for all sorts, species and beings.

If mercy means luck, it is not a virtue.

Mercy is a virtue, when it is a heart-in-it upright, good care gift to improve existence permanently into life to any neighbour of any sort.

When charity means a deed (or gift) of money to a human, it is not a virtue.

Charity is an upright, good loving gift to improve existence permanently into life to any neighbour of any sort. Near to mercy.

If grace means pleasure, it is not a virtue.

Grace is a virtue, when it is a wise righteous, hopeful decision, which promotes virtues by a concrete, pragmatic plan to life.

If artistry is sensibility of the artist, art or the beholder, it is not a virtue.

Artistry is a virtue, if it's made in & sensed as wisdom in the material, means, method, composition, structure & meaning to the beholder.

Childhood is fulfilment of all virtues in behaviour. Childhood is like "We with God". Parenthood is like "God with us". Giving good gifts.

Amen.

Published 2009/10/3