The question above is part of my 2 weeks training and that really made me think...
What I think is the most important "virtue" in this world?
Sounds tough, right? There are just too many virtues that I consider so important that I find it hard to settle with just one choice. The world we live in isn't as safe or reassuring as it did way back. The society and the values of each person have evolved into something distrubing that seems to suffocate each individual's moral values.
Now, back to the question. I believe that each and one of us have at least a little bit of every virtue. The problem is, we humans, most of the time are not in touch with our insides. We tend to ignore that little voice inside our hearts that whisper. Then, while these rain of thoughts poured down, the word "empathy" suddenly flashed inside my head.
Then I realized that if I were really to choose amongst the lists ov virtues, I'd go for "EMPATHY".
Empathy is different from SYMPATHY.
When you say SYMAPATHIZE, you pity the other person and say that you share the same feelings and understands him or her.
But when you say EMPATHIZE, its deeper than sympathize. You don't just say "i understand you". what you do is that you put yourself in the shoes of another person and feels his her pains and other emotions.
Its a VIRTUE that is easily said than done. Most of us fail to acknowledge this one that is why hatred, jealousy, misunderstanding, quarrels, etc. are so pronounced in the world we live in. And its because, we lack the virtue of EMPATHY.