During the last three days our assignment was to pick any three of Benjamin Franklin's thirteen virtues to achieve moral perfection and apply them to our life. I chose to work on tranquility, since I often engage in arguments, frugality because I tend to waste money from time to time, and temperance because most of the time I eat more than necessary.
I achieved two of the three virtues in the given time period. I was not able to remain tranquil for the assignment because I became involved in an argument saturday night, however I was able to achieve frugality and temperance. Although my mind was telling me not to be disturbed at the trifle, I failed to hold myself back. I succeeded in frugality mostly by not spending extra money eating fast food and coming home for all of my meals. I spent my money wisely all weekend, which left me with more money in my pocket than usual. The third virtue I chose was temperance because I always eat out of boredom and tend to overeat a lot. I told myself that I would only eat of hunger and until fullness not satisfaction. I succeeded in achieving this virtue causing me to lose a few pounds.
Not only did you morally perfect yourself, but physically. By training yourself in these three virtues you increased your will power and kept yourself in check. This is a difficult assignment to achieve over the weekend, especially for tranquility since people eat more on weekends.
ReplyDeleteBy not eating excessively you did a favor for your body physically. It is almost impossible to just sit there and waste time without the thought of food coming into your mind. Your success in frugality would also be beneficial for your family. The less money you spend on unnecessary items the more money you will have to spend on important ones. Overall your "experiment" with these three virtues was a success.
ReplyDeleteYour three chosen virtues are tough for one to master. I find it amazing that one would succeed in temperance, especially for somebody like myself. Frugality is also a very good way to learn how to spend ones money right and learn the value of money, Great job.
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ReplyDeleteSam, it seems as though we have both failed at maintaining tranquility throughout the weekend. I agree, it is extremely difficult to keep one's anger within oneself. Nevertheless, it is pleasing to hear that this assignment had a positive effect on you! It is not easy losing weight, and therefore I congratulate you on that wonderful achievement. I also chose Frugality to be one of my three virtues; and it was actually the only one out of the three that I succeeded in. Sustaining oneself from spending money excessively brings great joy! Great job, Sam!
ReplyDeleteNo one can be perfect, and this is the reason why these virtues were as tough as it was for all of us. Each virtue is worded in a way, that is quite general, covering almost all the virtues in only one. Being perfect is not a possibility for a human being, because everyone makes mistakes. You did a great job in achieving two of three.
ReplyDeleteBeing perfect is impossible for anyone, but trying to achieve moral perfection and making oneself better is great. The three virtues that you have chosen were good , and the fact that you succeeded in two of the three is wonderful. No one expects anyone to get all three perfect and succeed completely, but the fact that you tried and made yourself a better person, is commendable.
ReplyDeleteThe three virtues you chose to master were definitely tough ones, and reading that you were able to accomplish two out of the three is amazing. Knowing you, and your love for arguing and food, I would guess that you would not be able to accomplish tranquility and temperance. This takes a lot of will power to accomplish and you certainly had enough to control yourself and accomplish two out of the three virtues you chose, which were not the easiest ones.
ReplyDeleteI am happy to read that you succeeded in achieving two of Franklin's moral perfections. One should never let any obstacle hold him or her back of accomplishing one's plans to success. I hope that all can take into consideration Benjamin Franklin's thirteen virtues and change for the better.
ReplyDeleteThe virtues that you chose are not the simplest and can be quite difficult to overcome. Achieving two of three is an accomplishment that cannot be overlooked. I was only successful in one of the three virtues that I chose. By practicing these virtues one can become a kinder and more helpful person, but one can never be perfect. It is near impossible to successfully follow all thirteen of Benjamin Franklin's virtues.
ReplyDeleteSeeing you move towards moral perfection makes me happy. Knowing you, I would not think you would be able to master temperance and tranquility. However you did accomplish one of the two virtues and that is quite a big achievement given the very limited time you had. I have no doubt in my mind that if you were given more time, you would accomplish all your virtues.
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