The Importance of Character

Come Correct columnist Karen Grigsby Bates reminds us of the importance of character. What is character? What one does if he knew he would never be found out.

According to Bates:

What we do unobserved or when we don’t have to in some measure defines who we are. So to pick some pretty mundane (but not unimportant) examples, I’d say character is:

• Picking up what fell down, even if you didn’t drop it.
• Returning the change when the cashier miscounts, gives you too much and doesn’t notice.
• Rising to give a seat to someone who needs it more than you, even when you’re tired and you’re not sitting in one of those sections that’s priority seating for the elderly, disabled, etc.

Some would call this common sense or good home training.  But as we know, common sense ain’t common and good home training can be hard to come by these days.

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