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People generally dont become good from dramatic life events like those described in the article. Being good is a habit. Constantly ask yourself what a good per
by macromaniac 12y ago
People generally dont become good from dramatic life events like those described in the article.
Being good is a habit. Constantly ask yourself what a good person would do and do it as much as possible until it becomes second nature.
At any moment in time you should be able to make a compelling argument for why you are a good person, eg: "Im a good person because I helped jump start that ladies car earlier today, and last friday I worked at a soup kitchen".
If you cant make an argument using specific examples then you arent a good person.
- padolsey 12y agoTo be fair, the article doesn't talk about being merely "good", but the much harder-to-achieve and more subjectively understood virtues of character, generosity and empathy. From what I've seen, the people who emanate these qualities most abundantly have in-fact been dealt great blows in their past -- they've often overcome great trials and through their hardships have gained a sincere empathy and understanding of people.
- nickbauman 12y agoMy wife has a relative who survived the Bataan death march. He's now in his 90's. He's that guy. He radiates gratefulness. Any of us would likely feel like a train wreck around him.
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