If someone were to ask us Are you a good person, it is not easy to respond to that outright...but personally we can evaluat ourselves by taking the test given in the link posted below...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/10226211/Are-you-a-good-person.html
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I never answer to question about myself. In fact, nobody is good or bad as such. It is just that some like you, some don't.
Of course , no one is 100% good or bad , only the degree varies....However, we do have some societal norms on what is broadly considered good and bad and we also have been conditioned to accept them...
Actually the test will not give appropriate results. any option will make you good for certain individual or organization and bad for others. The same act or attitude will endear you to some but others may find this bad. Hence the best is to do what you consider best not bothering about others' reactions.
This remind me of a story. A father and son were going with a donkey. Some saw them and remarked- How silly, they do not know how to use the animal for travel. Hearing this, both rode the donkey. A few steps ahead, some women remarked- How cruel, Two donkeys are sitting on a donkey. Then father got down leaving son on the donkey back. Then some boys remarked- See. The uncivilized boy. He is comfortably riding whereas old father is on foot. Then son got down and father rode. Some men witnessed and remarked- How senseless this stupid man: The poor weak boy is walking and this man rides.
Thus whatever you do, you cannot be good to all. Better- be good to your own conscience.
This remind me of a story. A father and son were going with a donkey. Some saw them and remarked- How silly, they do not know how to use the animal for travel. Hearing this, both rode the donkey. A few steps ahead, some women remarked- How cruel, Two donkeys are sitting on a donkey. Then father got down leaving son on the donkey back. Then some boys remarked- See. The uncivilized boy. He is comfortably riding whereas old father is on foot. Then son got down and father rode. Some men witnessed and remarked- How senseless this stupid man: The poor weak boy is walking and this man rides.
Thus whatever you do, you cannot be good to all. Better- be good to your own conscience.
Actually the test will not give appropriate results. any option will make you good for certain individual or organization and bad for others. The same act or attitude will endear you to some but others may find this bad. Hence the best is to do what you consider best not bothering about others' reactions.
This remind me of a story. A father and son were going with a donkey. Some saw them and remarked- How silly, they do not know how to use the animal for travel. Hearing this, both rode the donkey. A few steps ahead, some women remarked- How cruel, Two donkeys are sitting on a donkey. Then father got down leaving son on the donkey back. Then some boys remarked- See. The uncivilized boy. He is comfortably riding whereas old father is on foot. Then son got down and father rode. Some men witnessed and remarked- How senseless this stupid man: The poor weak boy is walking and this man rides.
Thus whatever you do, you cannot be good to all. Better- be good to your own conscience.
Very true ! afterall our being good and bad is largely based on peoples opinion of us. When we do good we feel nice and warm about it and when we do something that is against our conscience it is bound to prick us all the time until we make amends for it...
I have taken the test, I found I'm nether good or bad. Equally balanced . I'm neither cynosure of all eyes nor an eye sore to the society.
I guess most of us would come under that category, as long as we are able to distinguish between right and wrong , there is no problem and what others categorise us does not really matter..
I read the test and could have scored better but I would prefer to be myself rather than ticking the ones which will prove me the best person who took the test. I am what I am.
It shows you are sincere and true to yourself. I'm sure it's a plus point for you in these days of hypocrisy and false masks.
I never answer to question about myself. In fact, nobody is good or bad as such. It is just that some like you, some don't.
Right sir every person have some good thing and bad thing as well.
Actually good or bad is only perception. What one likes another may not. some like excessive talking whereas some are reserved. I talk less. So the talkative will dislike me. A former colleague used to visit me often. He would only talk about songs, poems etc. He considers himself a very good singer and expects others to 'enjoy' his songs and appreciate. If you do not have patience or time, you are a bad person according to him. So this is what good or bad means.
There are different perceptions of good and bad.The other day someone known to me was criticising someone else saying they were bad because they don't believe in god nor pray, that made me laugh ! Of course it was a very immature way of judging people.
What is good can become bad under changed circumstances, so it is not easy to drwa the line...
What is good can become bad under changed circumstances, so it is not easy to drwa the line...
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