22 August 2016

Values

Everyone lives by a certain code of values they have gotten and in-built since young or through past experiences they've been through. Here are mine:

1. Trust and Obey
Not referring to everyone but referring to the one and only Heavenly Father. Trust onto him and He will guide me throughout my life. 

2. Have courage, take Faith
Rather similar to the first one, take the step of courage to continue keeping that faith in Him, through good time and especially through bad times. 

3. Never stay angry with anyone past mid-night (不可含怒到日落)
I am just unable to sleep if I've yet to make peace with myself regarding something or someone that's I'm angry with. Best to make peace even with the person involved or at least with self to sleep without and negative emotions, and make peace with the person the next available chance.

4. Always give people the benefit of doubt
Many things are not the way it seems, there's always a part of the story that I won't know. And If theres anything I'm not sure about, ask, never assume. If unable to ask, give the benefit of doubt. 

5. Never judge
For we are sinners ourselves, what right do we have to judge others? Even if anyone have done anything bad against us known or unknown, continue doing what is right in the eyes of the Lord. He will seek justice on my behalf and make right my reputation in time. So that I would not have done anything wrong, and the bad party would have to live in guilt of the wrong they have done against/towards me. 

6. Rather to keep peace than make right myself
Forgiving some one doesn't mean that I am admitting that I'm wrong, but it's to let myself be at peace. What's so good about making myself right than keeping the relation healthy? Not in the sense of bottling up myself about unhappy things and not express any negative emotions, but it's more because I value the relation more than I value my ego.

7. Pull myself out of emotions filled situations
Adding on to the previous "value", I'll always try to pull myself out of the heated emotional situation and not give any emotion-driven response to prevent any situation where hurtful response is given. Calm myself down first and approach the situation when all parties involved have returned to their sound mind and voice out any disagreements maturely.

8. Do not do onto others what you do not want others to do onto you
A very simple logic, never do what you won't like to receive. Both as a service provider, and a human. 

9. Do not question why others don't change, but question why not me first?
It's always the question why me. But then, why not the question, "Why not me?". Don't live such a self-centred life.

10. Love others, like how I've been loved by my Heavenly Father. 
What better response to the Love I've received than live it out onto others too, so they will experience a glimpse of how great the greatest Love of all will be.

Ten values that I live by, very much religion influenced. But past experiences have proven me so to.

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