| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 8/12/2009 5:54:38 PM | I just wonder...what is the most important virtue for people over 60...for men and women?Responsibility?Wisdom?Tolerance?Humor?Something else?
I think...at my age the most important virtue is kindness...for men and women. | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 8/12/2009 6:08:53 PM | | Wow! That's a tough question. I'd have to say acceptance. The ability to accept people as they are, without trying to change them. Love me for who I am and don't try to change me into whom you think I should be. | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 8/12/2009 6:17:29 PM | It is a tough question! I think that I would have to say "humor". If you can laugh at your quirks and foibles, and smile at those of your partner, then life is much better. Humor includes the concept of tolerance, acceptance and even wisdom, at least to me.
A smile can go a very long ways in smoothing the rough patches inevitable in any relationship. | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 8/12/2009 6:56:30 PM | I think maybe it's a combination of characteristics; for instance, one who is wise is probably also going to be tolerant, kind, humorous, and responsible...yes/no? We're talking about a pretty desirable person there in my opinion.
I understand what you say about rudeness on the forums. Due to my own respectful demeanor and age, I'm accustomed to being treated respectfully in return. So it's shocking that some feel free to attack the premise of your question, or ridicule the wrinkles that come to everyone with the luck to live long enough to get them. I thought that stuff was all past by grade 10 high school. After all, we're all stuck on this globe together and getting older at the same pace. | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 8/12/2009 9:07:16 PM | | I'm another one who's going for the sense of humour. Believe me, mine has certainly been a wonderful asset in dealing with the stuff life has thrown at me over the years. I've always been able to see the funny side of most things. It helps me put things into perspective. Besides, there's always someone out there who's much worse off than me and my troubles pale in comparison to what some people have had to endure. There aren't very many people who have ever seen me in a really bad mood. I can always find something funny in a situation and usually end up laughing about the whole thing. | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 8/12/2009 10:59:38 PM | "How I can accept people who are violent or rude?"
quote is: acceptance is the answer to all my prayers, there are no mistakes in
God's world.
I accept that people are what their actions show that they are .... and if I don't want to be around them I don't go around them. Or, I shield myself with love and kindness.
My vote? Self-honesty. All the other virtues are the outcome of self-honesty.
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 8/13/2009 12:11:22 AM | I'd say all the Roman virtues.
But specifically
Honestas: "Respectibility" The image that one presents as a respectable member of society
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Veritas: "Truthfulness" Honesty in dealing with others. | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 8/13/2009 6:47:19 AM | sassyn89178 wrote:
What does age have to do with the question?
It doesn't.
The most important "virtue" for anyone of any age is "good character." To be a person of such repute that just the mention of your name is sufficient for most. Good character subsumes honesty, trust, humor, reliability, and self-control; your word is your bond.
TK
{Your character is what you do when no one is looking} | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 8/13/2009 7:29:17 AM |
Why has nobody suggested Wisdom ?
Probably because the older one gets, the more one realizes the little one really knows about anything. Its only the young that are convinced they know about life.... | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 8/13/2009 7:34:24 AM | how arrogant would you be if you felt you needed to accept people....that would make you superior wouldn't it?
i think people who have honesty with them self are top of the list...when ya really think about it life and how insignificant of a pizz ant you truely are to the planet, it is reasonable to have context on your value...alone you mean nothing but how you play and treat others is prbly more significant than how you personaly feel about yourself.
if you can't be the caretaker of your own star than what makes you think you belong holding someone elses value...you don't...chuckles.(circle in your own lil mind perhaps....)
i think wisdom is the top cuz it keeps you in allignment with others and not out in front in your own mind. i think that is what i mean./roar.
when i look at people me thinks every single one is a star or one in the making...in the end of the night each one will have been bright and eventually burn out.
light your light today cuz tomorrow might be too late..goodluck
flick that bic DARLIN!yeeeeeeeeeeeeehawwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww | |
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| The most important virtue over 60...for women and men.
Posted: 8/13/2009 8:34:21 AM | may i mention two "virtues" that are very important to me: openness, and stories.
if you're as open as i am then we've come home, at least for the moments that we're together. being open requires personal health. we don't need one another, and we smile broadly because we know that our friendship/love will both pleasure us and make us better people. let's be open and explore.
stories are important to me because i am living a life full of amazing stories. most of the folks i meet have lived contented, middle class, shopping mall lives. i know immediately when i meet someone who has lived a life open to many surprising experiences. i could write a book. most people can only watch movies.
each of us must be who we are. i'm content that i am who i am, and i'm content that you are who you are, unless you'd like to jump into the maelstrom with me. | |
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