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Part 1 – Authenticity, Virtue and Value in my life
Introduction
Making life significant technically entails various elements that are held true to an individual. The aspect of making life significant involves the degree in which a person is true to their spirit, personality, or character, regardless of any external pressure. A significant life in my context would involve doing what the heart desire regarding executing good deeds. It basically means having faith in everything that I do, or I plan to do. Self-belief is important in defining the character of a person, as well as influencing the nature of their deeds in the society. It is these virtues of human life that illustrate whether an individual can be stated to have had significant life or not. My current life can be defined on the basis of my authenticity in the society, as well as the specific virtues associated with my deeds in my living space.
The significance of life can be assessed through believing in a super natural being. For instance, I do believe in the existence of God, the creator of the universe, and the Lord and commander of our lives. My belief in God is based on my understanding of the origin of human kind, as well as my destiny after living on earth (Schwehnet al. 24). This belief is mainly regarded as Faith in supreme-being. Many people across diverse regions of the globe particularly have different beliefs in existences of God or gods. In other words, at least the majority of people across the world have a belief in a supreme-being(Heffernan 18). For example, Christian’s belief in the existence of God, who is the creator of all things on the earth. Muslims, also belief in the existence of God, who is the creator of the universe and all things on it. Others religious groups have strong beliefs in the existence of gods, such as the Buddhists and Hindu.
The significance of life for most people can be explained through how they commit their deeds serve God. For instance, the Ten Commandments provided in the Holy Bible guide my current life, and thus it is my obligation to live by those guidelines. There are some people who chose to offer their life to God and work in promoting the name of the Lord God. A good example of such individuals is the life of Catholic Priests who commit their deeds to work for the Lord, as well as abstaining from marriage and having their children(Heffernan 18). There are also other cases of people who fought so hard to have the life they desire granted to them. It is such zeal and passion to follow one’s belief that clearly define as significant life to such individuals.
Martyrs are perfect examples that demonstrate people who fought for their beliefs up to a point of losing their lives. For example, the Martyrdom of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas demonstrates the perseverance that individuals go through while protecting their beliefs. The story brings about the diary of a young woman who was martyred in Carthage at around 202 or 203 CE(Schwehnet al. 24). This story of young Christian woman shows how she suffered under the hands of her own father, as well as the servants of the house. The purpose of living in the case being killed for their own beliefs is guided by the strength of faith in that person. For the case of Martyrdom of Saints Perpetua and Felicitas, the young woman is ready to give her life rather than being subjected to ways of life that did not acknowledge Jesus Christ as Lord God (Heffernan 18).
Lastly, the significance of life is dynamic from one person to another as evident in the context of this paper. For a person to fight in such a way that they defend their self-belief, motivation is evidently essential. In this case, motivation can be defined as the desire to engage in doing specific things. It is often described as a theoretical construct that generally explains behavior that an individual is encouraged to work or to do something. Motivation in an individual is the difference between waking up very early in the morning to pound the pavement and subsequently lazing around indoors all day long. Motivation is the crucial element the setting and attainment of a goal in an individual. Managers should be much concerned with the element of motivation, since its expresses the will or the desire of an individual working in an organization to do something. This means that once the manager realizes the how the employee gets motivated, then it is easier to offer incentives, which equally enhance such individuals to perform much better. It is also important for the managers to understand the aspect of motivation in their duties since they are required to make use of motivational tools to encourage people in a work place to perform their assigned duties. As a result, the managers ought to be highly concerned about the most ideal ways of implementing the various motivational tools to encourage performance of their workforce.
Works Cited
Heffernan, Thomas J. The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012. Print.
Schwehn, Mark R, and Dorothy C. Bass. Leading Lives That Matter: What We Should Do and Who We Should Be. Grand Rapids, Mich: W.B. Eerdmans Pub. Co, 2006. Print
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