The Good and Not So Good Human Traits

I don't make resolutions when a new year arrives. I instead, set goals for my life & I set such goals throughout the year. In my experiences during the past couple of years, I have encountered people with personality & character traits so ugly that they have brought out the worst of mankind. I have also observed & been exposed to traits so awesome that they help people to forget that ugliness in this world even exists when we can see the goodness in others. I want to strive to exhibit the positive traits below, to the best of my ability. They are shown first on this list. This post isn't pretty or poetic, nor is the layout fancy. Heck, I'm not even going to make the format perfectly consistent & uniform. I don't feel like it. But I do believe the point I'm trying to make can still be made here:

Integrity:

The quality of being honest & having strong moral principles; moral uprightness. “He is known to be a man of integrity”.  Synonyms: honesty, rectitude, honor, good character, ethics, morals, righteousness, morality, virtue, decency, fairness, sincerity, truthfulness, trustworthiness, scrupulousness

Honorable:

Bringing or worthy of honor. “This is the only honorable course of action”. Synonyms: honest, moral, ethical, principled, righteous, right-minded, decent, respectable, estimable, virtuous, good, upstanding, upright, worthy, noble, fair, just, truthful, trustworthy, law-abiding, reliable, reputable, creditable, dependable

Respectful:

Feeling or showing deference & respect. “They sit in respectful silence”. Synonyms: deferential, reverent, dutiful, polite, well-mannered, civil, courteous, gracious

Truthful:

Telling or expressing the truth. “I think you’re confusing being rude with being truthful”. Synonyms: honest, sincere, trustworthy, genuine, candid, frank, open, forthright, straight, upfront, true, accurate, correct, factual, reliable, unvarnished, unembellished

Character:

The mental & moral qualities distinctive to an individual. “Running away was not in keeping with her character”. Synonyms: personality, disposition, nature, temperament, temper, mentality, spirit, essence, traits

Lie:

An intentionally false statement. “Fred felt shame at telling Tina a lie”. Synonyms: untruth, falsehood, fib, fabrication, deception, invention, fiction, half-truth, exaggeration, perjury, dishonesty, misrepresentation, deceit, duplicity

Deceit:

The act or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth. “A web of deceit”. Synonyms: cheating, deviousness, fraud, slyness, guile, bluff, lying, pretense, treachery

Bearing False Witness:

Exodus 20: You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor. Definition: 1) Speaking falsely in any manner, lying, equivocating, & any way devising & designing to deceive our neighbor; 2) Speaking unjustly against our neighbor, to the prejudice of his reputation & which involves the guilty of both parties.

                                             

Vindictiveness:

Desire to seek revenge; marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt; spitefulness; intending to cause anguish or hurt.

Malicious:

Characterized by malice; intended or intending to do harm. “Malicious destruction of property”.    Synonyms: spiteful, evil-intentioned, vindictive, mean, nasty, hurtful, wounding, cruel, unkind.  “Arnold’s allegations take on the qualities of a malicious character assassination”.   



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