Seven Heavenly Virtues are the characteristics or morals in life that we must follow in order to be better followers of God. These are the guidelines for us to reflect if we are doing what is right, or going with the flow of worldly pleasures. Let's try to reflect, meditate and change for the better.
Humility
To be always humble should be part of our life. The reason why most people change their behavior once they became rich is that they forgot to humble themselves. I personally know some people who are too humble, but now that they have the money they are acting as if they own everything.
We should keep in our mind that everything that we have, and all the blessings that we receive are from God. Yes, most of us work hard on it, one of the factors why we achieve that particular success, but still we should stay our feet on the ground; as, in the end, we cannot bring all those material things in other life. K
Kindness
You are lucky if you are surrounded by people, but blessed when you yourself are a kind person. This is all about thinking about what's good for others, praying for what's best for others is also an act of kindness. And especially, forgiving, no matter how painful or worse they made.
Chastity
This is all about refraining from doing acts that can lessen the value of your dignity and pure thoughts. I guess in this century, most of us are already open-minded. Before, it was a big No-No doing sexual acts when the couples are not yet married. But when I was in first-year college, our General Psychology teacher, told us that it's okay to do this as long as you're loyal to your partner. I was shocked, but then I realized that I also need to understand and accept others' points of view. So, in this chastity, what we need to do is to value ourselves by being loyal to our partner, if we have charr.
Patience
Patience is so hard to achieve once you're experiencing some stress or pressure. So in order not to hurt yourself or other people, it is better to calm down and control yourself. On the other hand, we can apply patience, when we are praying for something like it's been so long but still God didn't answer it. Remember that God wants better for us, so do wait, time will come and it will be given to you.
Temperance
I can associate temperance with kindness and patience. This is too hard when your body wants to burst out and punch someone, but still let yourself calm.
Generosity
To give without asking for any return. This is an act of sharing blessings with others, one of the precious acts to do if you want to please God. You don't need to give big if you too are in need, but a simple thing already means a lot. By the way, if you want to give, don't need to have the eyes of the media.
Diligence
It's not all about being diligent in your job or study, but it is more about doing God's teaching to be a better believer in Him. Make yourself into someone who is useful and not a useless creation of our almighty God. This is about reminding us that our life is a precious gift, that we must value, all the time and effort are worth it.
Thank you for sparing some time with this, until the next one!
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