Happy Friday! As my birthday week comes to a close, I’m yet again posed with another question from If (Questions for the Game of Life). Remember, my goal is to invoke thought, and encourage randomness all at the same time.
Question: If you were to have only one of the prime virtues, which one would you want to possess?
Before I answered this question, I needed to identify the prime virtues. So I could decide which one I prioritized above the others. According to the internet, there are 7 prime virtues which I have defined for your benefit (and mine).
1. Compassion - a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate suffering. Will you give up the last teriyaki wing because I had a bad day?!
2. Admiration - a feeling of wonder, pleasure, or approval; the act of looking on or contemplating with pleasure; an object of wonder, pleasure, or approval. Respect is better than infamy, just ask Lindsey Lohan?!
3. Wisdom - the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight. Do you speak and understand Confucius?!
4. Trust - reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence; confident expectation of something. Do you do what you say you will?!
5. Truth - conformity with fact or reality; a verified or indisputable fact, proposition, principle. Will you pass a lie detector?!
6. Courage - the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty, danger, pain, etc., without fear; bravery. Will you fight somebody addicted to bath salts?!
7. Spirituality - the quality or fact of being spiritual; incorporeal or immaterial nature; predominantly spiritual character as shown in thought, life, etc.; spiritual tendency or tone. Is God the first person in your acceptance speech?!
Now that I know my choices my answer is Wisdom! For multiple reasons, I think wisdom sets me up to have all the other virtues in some capacity. Insight is beneficial in life and important when making decisions or reflecting on circumstances. Seeing as how life is a series of choices and actions, I feel wisdom will benefit me much more than the other virtues. Besides a wise person knows when to exercise compassion, what is admirable, who to trust, how to navigate truth, what comprises courage, and the importance of spirituality. Essentially a wise person can be all knowing and super powerful! I also think some of the most influential role models in life are considered wise!
I’m sure all God’s friends think he is wise! Ghandi is wise! Think about it Leonardo Da Vinci, Andrew Carnegie, Oprah Winfrey, Albert Einstien, Ralph Waldo Emerson all wise and insightful individuals. Also famous, rich, and super bad ass!
Besides I totally speak Confucius and everybody knows understanding Chinese proverbs means you have wisdom!
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. – Confucius
Talk does not cook rice. – Chinese Proverb that means get off your butt and make the rice you lazy bum!
See I am already wise beyond my years…
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