Ch-8: Develop a Good Personality PDF

CHAPTER 8aTA93 Develop a Good Personality Everyday we meetand deal with several people. We like and admire some of these people. We remember most of them. Afew of them may leave a very poor impression. Some of them may be very smartwhile others may be just ordinary. What is it that makes us rem...

CHAPTER 8aTA93 Develop a Good Personality Everyday we meetand deal with several people. We like and admire some of these people. We remember most of them. Afew of them may leave a very poor impression. Some of them may be very smartwhile others may be just ordinary. What is it that makes us remember these people? Most ofen it is(their appearance, their behaviour or their peculiarities) We often say that so andso has impressed us alot. It is because of hisor her personality. What is personality? Itis the distinctive character or qualities of aperson. Each one is an individual and is different from others. (People who possess a good personalityare admired and appreciated by everybody Such people USUally become good leaders. Others are easily impressed with them. There is a belief that personaliy is(ínborn) It is not true. Personality can be developed through cultivation of good habits. One should avoid bad manners, dishonesty and selfishness. One should develop positivequalities like sincerífty,courage, generosity, self-confidence, etc. The appearance of aperson has its importance. One should be neat and tidy. Our clothes should be neat and clean. We should have apleasant appearance. A smile adds charm. The vway a person walks, talks and deals with others tells us a lot about his or her personality. Fashionable tlothes or good looks are not necessary for a good personality. Our physical build does not add or reduce our personality(Napoleorhadagreat personality even though he was of very short stature Abraham Lincoln and (Mahatma Gandhi were lean and thin. Yet they had wonderful personalities. Personalitytan be saidto bethesumtotal of qualitiesthata personpossesses. Itis very necessary to have agood personality. It can be developed ifone tries to cultivate certainhabitsundqualities> Little things are important in developing a good personality. One need not worry about one's background. One should think positively and have faith inGod. One should also have faith in oneself. To have a goodpersonality, one should have a good character. The mind should be pure and clean. Thefaceis theindex ofthe mind. This is one ofthe secrets of developing agood personality. Letus starttoday, let us startnow todevelop or to improve our personality. 30 CHAPTER 9 Learn to Tolerate Tolerance is acceptance or Allah ho willingness to tolerate. Tolerance Akbar Om Namah Jesus Shivaya y is a qualifty very much needed in never fails sociey) Just as the five fingers of a hand are difterent, SO are people around us. Everyone is different in appearance, in habits, in behaviour, in dealings and in sO many other different ways, If there is to be harmony and understanding in life, it is very necessary to have tolerance. In India we have several religions. People belonging to one religion will have certain practices. Followers of another religion may have other practices. It is necessary to tolerate the practices followedby Sat Sri Akal each religious community. Only Buddham then can we have peace in the sharanam cOuntry. gachchami People have different food habits. Some people are vegetarians while others are non-vegetarians. In order to live peacefully they must learn to tolerate each other. There are differences in every human qctivity. Friendly living calls for tolerance atevery step. 34 Human beings live in(society, Therefore it is very necessary to develop the qulity of tolerance for peaceful co-existence. What one says may be correct and what another says may not be wrong. No one mustfeel that what he or she says is the only correct thing and whatever others say is wrong. This is where tolerance comes in. Aboss must tolerate workers We must develop this quality when weare young. As we grow up and as we move from place to place, we come across many differences, Each.country hasits own(customs and traditions We must accept these as they are important to the people ofthat country. We cannot object to or laugh at these. That is where tolerance comes into action. Aperson with tolerance will be accepted by all. He or she will be successful in every way. We must therefore learn to tolerate so asto live happily and suCcessfully. An old person must tolerate children Tolerance) does not meanthat we accept bad behaviour from others) It means that we accept others as they are. Before judging them, we use our rationality to understand people. We step into the shoes of others. Many things become clear when we do this. Everyone, no matter who he or she is, has to tolerate Children must tolerate elders others. It is a part of life. Tolerance begins at(home. Parents must tolerate children. Children must tolerate parents. They must folerate theirorothersandsisters) So it is also in socieBy. Teachers must tolerate students. Students have to tolerate teachers,Nhen we fail totolerate, life becomes unpleasant. Early training helps to develop this quality(We must learn to tolerate others for others have to tolerate us.(This mutual understanding will make life better for We must tolerate each other everybody. / 35