One step closer to becoming a good person

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We're all born with equal amount of good and evil, but true sense of morality and perfect nurture makes us who we are. Growing up, all of us had been taught that following good habits and etiquettes makes us a good person. But if you measure your goodness considering those parameters currently, where would you lie?

- You are always good and humble to everyone. Yes/No?

- You eat your food on time. Yes/No?

- You never swear or use inappropriate language. Yes/No?

- You never take things for granted. Yes/No?

- You respect not only elders, but everyone. Yes/No?

- You never lie/you're always honest with everyone. Yes/No?

- You never envy others. Yes/No?

- You're always, always happy. Yes/No?

What's your score? Comment down your scores. Any score works fine because there's just so much more to it than this. Also, if you get all of them right, are you human?!

Being a good person simply means despite of being imperfect, being the best version of "yourself". Not just having good habits on the periphery but being pure to the core. I'm a person who's always wondering of what kind of a person I am. Good or bad? Am I just happy with my current state of being or do I wish to be better? Lately I've come up to the conclusion to work on the latter part, that is, being better. And the following is surely being of some help to me. Because I personally feel that one should always keep advancing. 

The prime step is being "you", accepting yourself, your flaws and insecurities. Accepting the fact that every individual is different, is one of a kind, and you shouldn't compare yourself to them as every individual has his/her own views/perspectives for being a better version of "themselves". Everyone has their own ways of spreading positivity to the universe. So anytime you feel like spreading alacrity around you, make sure that you have a sack full of positive energy, enthusiasm, within you, because you cannot give out something which lacks in you. Also, for being "you", knowing yourself is the key. In order to discover your true self, you need to get that mask off! Meaning, you need to stop being pretentious. People accept you only when you accept yourself. Voila! You are one step closer already.

Second step is to reconsider your ethics, meaning, you need to decide what is right and what is wrong. I asked a few friends, "Who's an ideal good person according to you?" The answer one gave was, "According to me, "an ideal good person" is a myth, nothing like that exists", whereas another answer was, "Some people believe it's a myth, some people don't. There is a balance. If there wouldn't be any ideal or good person at all do you think this world would exist at all? So I guess there is a balance". Considering both the views being true, an ideal good person could be a pseudo figure created by you mentally, which includes all the qualities one should have in your accordance. And once you've created your own real-life-not-so-real Sims character, you can look towards it as your role model. Think about it, it's having the morals of your choice, the characteristics you wish, the kind of behavior which suits you. That's exactly how the best version of yourself might look!

Third, you should frequently have conversations with your loved ones, be it family or friends, as they're undeniably the best advisors. They're the people who've seen you go through thunderstorms or have even been through it with you. In a way, they've known you when you were at your worst, also when you were at your best. They've seen you survive through thick and thin. You should have conversations with them where they might also tell you facts about yourself that you might not even know. And you know you can trust them when they speak, also, they can give you an honest second person view of yourself, so you cope up with that to get better. Rather, that's how you discover yourself. Other way you could do that is by meditating, not just concentrating on your breaths, but taking a look at your inner self. Because once you uncover, you accept, only then can you work on getting better. 

Lastly, embrace the beauty within. The beauty within you makes people appreciate you inside and out. Be a Super-Sanguine and you'll get closer to that ideal type of yours with every move you make to be the best version of yourself.

So, this quarantine, if you happen to turn out to be as enthusiastic as me, all you can do is, make a list of your ideal self, keeping it vividly amazeballs yet practical and step up that game of yours! 

~Sasa