Humility Respect
I’ve got values but I don’t know how or why! (The Seeker, by The Who) On a personal level, I make assessments of others, quickly, using two characteristics: 1a. Is he arrogant? 2a. Does he show contempt for others? An affirmative to either puts a person on my “don’t trust” list. Of course, with time, a person could earn trust. The positive characteristics need to appear: 1b. Does he have humble behavior? 2b. Do his words and his behavior respect others? This takes more time because a quick answer to either is unavailable. Instead a consistent track record must emerge. Not a perfect record, just consistent. This approach has worked fairly well, and has also been a useful check on my own behavior. At some point I realized that these core values ultimately have grown out of my f...