Core Moral Belief

My core moral belief is to pursue the things you want in life in order to be happy while being respectful towards others. I’ve never been about doing something to please someone else, I’ve always done things based on my own desires. My parents never pushed me in school, I always pushed myself to do good and they were just surprised to see that I got all A’s. I didn’t want to wrestle, so I didn’t, and chose to do something else I loved. Along the way I’ve tried to be respectful towards other people’s desires as well, or their opinion of my desires, and have kindly shaken them off. As long as I’m doing what makes me happy without hurting anyone else, then I’m following my beliefs. Obviously there will always be times when I disrespect someone in doing what I want, but I have to push past it every now and then. Nonetheless, I try to follow this the best I can.  

Belief. Believing. To believe.

What do I believe? What's my moral?

My core moral belief is "Don't be an idiot". Yet, it changed to prevent negativity to "Be smart." It is essentially the same thing.

Alright, even though this moral sounds silly and basic, it makes the most sense to me.    After all, every other moral can be boiled down in this one, simple belief. If you make it your life's goal to make logical decisions that have little to no bad consequences, then your life can be as efficient as possible. Sure, making unplanned decisions can be fun, but if you don't think to yourself "Wow. This is incredibly dumb" before you do something that is, well, incredibly dumb, then that leads to you actually fulfilling yourself as an idiot. As the saying goes "it's better to stay quiet and make smart decision which let people think you're an idiot, then to open your mouth and make stupid decisions, thus confirming people's suspicions". Even though that sounds cliche, it's an effective, conscious and logical way to live your life. 

Core Moral Belief

“Always do the right thing, “these are the words that I live by. Are they great words to live by? Probably not, they give me no freedom, but unfortunately I do live by these words. I’m too scared of disappointing others especially my parents that I try to do what I am told, which is generally the right thing to do. The right thing to do usually represent a poster child one who is always there for others, has only A’s grows up and is basically perfect. My parents have placed me in the mentality that I need to be this child; that I have to be perfect. As much as they say they want me to be myself, I know that that I need to be what society describes as perfect. So instead of staying out late doing what I want, I’m home doing what is expected and what will get me places.

Morals

My number one "moral" I abide by would be the following:

Leave everything better than how you found it.

I struggled to explain exactly why this was rational in class, but honestly I just struggle to put things into words. By following this idea, you do your duty as a human on the planet, improving at least one thing if it's in your power. Personally, I hope to leave some sort of legacy by the time I'm gone. Big or small, any positive impact will come from this unwritten rule I choose to follow.

Moral Belief

My moral belief is that we were all created equally.  I think the foundation of this belief is that I've had personal experiences with racism, and my father's family has had even more.  My moral belief has been shaped by my thoughts of racism being a horrible and ugly thing.  My core belief isn't soley based on emotion, and can be thought out logically.  Hopefull with my moral belief, I can learn not only to treat people how I would like to be treated, but to not think of people as any less of a person because of how they look, or where they come from. 

Moral Principle

"No pain, no gain." This clichéd phrase is one of the morals I believe I live by. Although it's obvious that I don't apply this mentality to everything I do, I have used it and I've seen it work. Applying this mentality that if you really want something, you have to work hard for it in education and sports have brought many people success. The satisfaction of being rewarded for grueling work is also a plus. 

My Core Moral Belief

Treat others as they want to be treated. A slight spin on the original moral, but a necessary one. Everyone wants to be treated like an individual, and not just like a part of larger group. Each and every person has a different personality and emotions that should be respected. For example, If i was the President of a country, people would assume that i was very formal and professional and act emotionless and dull around me. I'm sure that not all Presidents are dull people, and would like to have fun on occasion. Essentially, my aim is to allow everyone to be treated like an individual. Keep people's unique thoughts and personalities in mind whenever your around them.

My Core Moral Belief

My core moral belief is to live life without regrets. I want to have a fun, but I don't want to have fun by doing stupid things. I want to find the courage to try new things in life, but be able to find the ability to know if its good or bad. I want to have an exciting life without negativly affecting other people. I want people to be able to experience fun even when I am having fun.

Honesty

My core moral belief is honesty. I picked honesty because one childhood moment in particular left me with a hatred of dishonesty. When I was seven years old, I was in  Oklahoma, and I was attending a private Islamic school. I had already met a couple of friends who I was close to. However, one boy, who was in first grade acted overly nice to me that year. I didn't talk to him much, and since I was still sort of new to the school, I was eager to be his friend. Around that time, my dad surprised me with a Gameboy Color, the latest and greatest new gadget. At the time, this was very expensive and I am grateful that my dad bought it for me. My grandma also took me to GameStop, and let me choose a few games for it, each one costing around $30. At the time, I was the happiest kid ever. I was telling my new "friend" about this and he excitedly asked if he could borrow my games. I was happy I could do something for him, so I thought I could let him borrow it for a day or two. Then he told me he needed to borrow my Gameboy because he lost his. My dad caught me putting it in my backpack and put it away. I told the boy since he can't play the games, he should give them back to me. He actually gave me an evil laugh and told me I would not see them again. He was right. Few days later his whole family moved to Texas.

I was extremely upset from that incident. I spend hours crying in my room. I did not tell my parents, even now, about what happened because I knew it was my fault for trusting my games with a boy I barely talked to before. I was ashamed that I lost the games my Grandma spent her hard-earned money for. She had saved up money for a long time so that she could buy gifts for my sister and I. Luckily, my dad stopped me from taking the Gameboy to school or he would have stolen it too! I was honest with the boy but he was comepletely dishonest with me. From that point on, I valued honest as my core moral belief, because I discovered how much dishonesty could hurt.

Moral Principle

My basic moral principle is to be accepting of other people. This includes treating them with respect and not annoying them about their flaws, because I know I have my own. This is my basic moral principle because I know there are some who won't accept me because of their views on Islam and I know what it feels like to be excluded. Sometimes it's hard to do this because I'm impatient, but I hope I can accept everyone.

Core Moral Belief

My Core Moral Belief:

Be grateful/thankful for what you have through actions, not just words.

I think over the last few years, especially when I hit high school, people have done a lot for me in terms of staying up late nights to do projects, major tasks in Leadership, or even just being there as a friend and the other way around. I've done the same to others. And obviously, verbal thank you's were also exchanged when task of great magnitude was taken on by myself or someone else. But what've I've noticed is that you don't really care if someone says a verbal thank you because saying the words "Thank you" doesn't require efforts. Pay people back in equal terms. Well honestly, it doesn't have to be equal, it just has to require more work and energy than just the words thank you. Actions speak louder than words because action requires energy and work. If one really appreciates something, than a thank you in action is the only thing that will keep that force that's appreciated by your side. 

Moral Thought

     My core moral belief is "Help others in a positive way." This is not based solely on emotion. Helping others can improve the world. If I help to build an orphanage, more children have a place to sleep. If I donate food to the homeless shelter, someone else gets to eat. If I bring an abandoned animal to the vet, it has the opportunity to live. Helping others is not just an abstract concept. It can be applied in everyday life and can change the world in a positive way.

My moral is to treat others how I want to be treated. I follow this because it eliminates stereotypes, by stopping judgment and giving everyone a “clean slate”. When someone treats me without judgment and with respect I give them my full attention. First impressions are important, when someone treats me respectfully they gain credibility in my eyes.  Everyone deserves an equal opportunity, and if I fulfill that example then others may follow me. I try to have the integrity to always follow my key moral, but that sometimes does not happen. Sometimes I stereotype or judge people by their appearance, instead of allowing their personalities to be my first impression of them.

Morals

Live life to the fullest. I have made some amazing memories with some amazing people. These memories, however, would not have been made had I not been willing to take the chances I did. I always have to be persuaded to do things that I think could involve me getting in trouble. I am never the one who comes up with the crazy ideas and I am always the one who drags her feet when it comes to going through with the plan. But all the wild things that I have done with my friends and family make for the best memories and stories. I remember the first time I t-ped a house and the first time I went water skiing especially. I was extremely frightened to do these things and rightfully so because after I got home from t-peeing I was grounded for a week and the first time I went water skiing ended with me getting four staples in my head. I wouldn't have had it any other way though because the stories I now have to tell are endless and the memories I have made will never be forgotten.

My core belief is don't waste your life. Life is a beautiful gift God has given us. I try to do my best with it. I don't want to have something given to me, but rather than do good with it, waste it. That gets me thinking about what kind of legacy I'm going to leave in high school, and about whether I can look back on it and say that my time was valuable here. Or, if it wasn't, why not?

Core Moral Belief

Responsibility: Do what you are supposed to do.

That just a general overview of my core moral belief, it can be broken down into further specifics that help guide my life. First off, act with self discipline. Self discipline is the product of continued willpower, hard work, and persistence. Another critical part of acting with self discipline is being self-motivated, even when one's circumstances seem to call for giving up. Secondly, responsibility demands thought prior to action. With this comes the knowledge that there are consequences for one's actions. Finally, accountability is huge for me and perhaps the most obvious point when one thinks of responsibility because without accountability and consistency it would be impossible to be responsible. 

Now I obviously don't follow this to a point but I do try my best to keep it at the front of my mind in everything that I do.