What Does Spirituality Mean To Me

chance to defend himself. And it would be tough for him to represent a man he believes is guilty. It is easier to just remain ignorant, and treat every client fairly. Even if his clients are guilty, it does not mean that they do not deserve a second chance. My uncle has taught me that every man, women, and child on this earth deserves the same level of fairness and justice. The final character trait that makes me into the person I am, is spirituality.
Spirituality has always been an important aspect of my life. I have always believed in a higher power. In my opinion, there is a large scheme in life that gives everything purpose. This sense of spirituality gives me comfort. To me live has meaning. Being a spiritual person, does not mean that …show more content…
When I was in middle school, my grandfather passed away. He and I had always been close. He had a huge impact on shaping me into the man I am today. My grandfather’s death, though not wholly unexpected, still came as a shock to me. He was the first person, who was close to me, that I had lost. I could not comprehend why god would do such a thing. Why on earth would he take such a good man from this earth? Following this experience, I stopped going to church for a while, as well as praying a lot less. This death had really shaken me to the core. However it was his wife, my grandmother, how reinforced my faith. She had always been a spiritual woman. She never missed mass, and even slept with a cross above her bed. While she was upset over the passing of her husband, she explained to me that he was going to a better place and that he was pain free. She saw the death as a release from all my grandfather’s troubles. He had a bitter battle with cancer his final year, and was in a great deal of pain. She saw his death, as part of god’s plan. God did not want my grandfather to be in pain anymore, so he summoned him to heaven. The next week, I went to church with her and began to feel better about my grandfather’s death. I began to accept, and remembered that god has a plan for all of us. So while my spirituality was shaken by a death, my role model was able to reinforce my beliefs, and restore my faith.
Every person on this earth is different. We are all unique, not only in terms of our appearances, but also in the makeup of our personalities. Our personalities are the sum of all our character traits. Traits like love and caring, temperance, courage, love of learning, justice, and spirituality make use the people we are. All the traits are constantly being affected by what transpires in our lives. Human beings, in this way, are always