Today, I am asking myself this question, “Does character really matter?” It seems to me that success and character are strongly connected. What success is can only be defined by the individual. Survival is one key to character but some survive at the expense of others.
When we make decisions it reflects our character. It is how we see life. We are making all sorts of decisions based on these concepts. Is it possible that good things can come from bad character? Possibly, because what is good is bad and what is bad is good. It is a polarity and it is two horns on the same goat just like love and hate. We balance these by moving from one extreme to the other.
Generally, it is our ability to balance the expedient with the principled. It is about taking the road less traveled. Character requires that we see a situation from all points of view and not just our own. Character is an inner struggle that we all must face as individuals.
You could say that morals are connected with the laws of the society in which we live. You could say that ethics are something that exists between ourselves and our God. But I would also say that you should be moral in order to be ethical.
Character means to identify those qualities of self that are worth fighting for. It suggests that we take a universal approach to life. No judgement, but solid acts of human decency.
Character is destiny.