Caution And Honesty: The Importance Of Virtues

According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, virtuous means morally good; having or showing virtue. The definition of virtue is morally good behavior or character. What makes a person virtuous is how they behave and uphold their responsibilities, obligations or duties. There are four virtues a person must have to be reflected as virtuous. These four qualities are caution, restraint, honesty, and courage. The virtues of caution and honesty are closely connected. This is because one cannot exist without a person portraying the other as well. Virtue towards God is the beginning of understanding. It is correct to think that caution is the basis of all virtues. Caution can be defined as stopping and thinking before reacting to a situation. Before reacting or having restraint one must stop and think. Before deciding if a situation is honest or not one must stop and think. Before having the strength or courage to act on something we must stop …show more content…
Sometimes this is a difficult task in itself because in today’s society, mothers and fathers are not living in the same home anymore. The divorce rate is so much higher now and children are being shuffled from one parent’s home to the other. In order to be committed to your child’s life, as parents, we often have to make sacrifices. We make sacrifices in order to be more than a just a ride and a meal ticket to our kids. Although these sacrifices are important and allow us to be present for our children, it is not enough. Talking with your kids can help them make more informed decisions in their lives. But as anyone who has spent any time with a child knows, a 30-minute moralistic lecture on virtue will go in one ear and out the other. We must bring the discussion down to their level, one that they can relate to and they don’t feel like they are being lectured or talked down