Character

This blog is showing my pregnancy. Every time I go through a pregnancy I get very opinionated and grumpy. I fight ever minute to keep myself in check but the fight with nausea usually knocks out my attempt to stay civil. So here is another post of rant... sorry.

The older I get, the more sick of society I get. People are disrespectful, mean, careless, and just plain selfish. Even innocent children are being raised this way. My hope for the future is rather low. I have been trying to figure out why I think people have become, for lack of a better term, bad.

As I was getting lost in an old novel I realized the civility people use to have. And now as a whole, society does not have much civility. Children are not taught respect, no respect of property, people, feeling, etc. Instead parents focus on education. Which is good too, please do not get me wrong I am not at all anti-education.  But I have decided that no matter what, I want my kids to know respect from an early age. I want to influence who they are, rather then what they know.

The other thing I have found is a simple word. One not commonly found in our vocabulary, but one that would in many ways help society. That magical word is character. A word very commonly use in England. I think I was meant to have lived in England. I love the culture so much.  I found this beautiful definition.

Character: the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual.

How can I teach my kids character and teach them respect?? I am not too sure... I have many ideas though. I just hope that these are two words my kids will understand and value as much as I do. I know I can not change society. But I can influence my kids for the better.