Nicole Bornales

CHARACTER RELEVANCY IN MAKING MORAL CHOICES; A REFLECTION PIECE A person is being identified through his/her character. Character is the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of a person. It is something that makes an individual unique and helps him stand apart from the rest. Character plays an essential role in personality development. Personality development isn’t only about looking best but also developing one’s inner self and becoming a good human being. Character is something which comes from within and is often long lived. It helps one develop a winning personality. An individual with a good character would in turn have a good personality, which is helpful in making moral decisions. With the practice of self-actualization and with interactions to others, an individual who has a right and deep understanding about the self knows exactly what he/she would like to become in future. People of good character are guided by ethical principles even when sometimes they are in situations that are detrimental to their careers, social standing or economic well-being. They do the right thing even when it costs more than they want to pay. Knowing right things doesn’t ensure that right things are done. This is because it takes a character to do them. An individual’s character has a great influence in making decisions. It guides people responses to issues that they face in life as they work toward success. Since it is something that “who we are” and “what we do” it is important that each have a strong foundation of character. That is why it is also important to examine the self from time to time when in dealing difficult circumstances in order to make right decisions and be in the path of success. Self-assessment is not for impressing anybody, rather it is for ensuring that an individual is taking the right steps in line with what they hold to be true.