What Do You Value Most In Other People?
There are so many qualities that I admire in other people: kindness, integrity, determination, sense of humor, intelligence, ability to stay calm in stressful situations. The list goes on…But there are two qualities that I value the most. Maybe because I feel I partly lack them myself. The first one is honesty. Not the “radical honesty”, when you say to someone everything that comes into your mind, without having a care about what emotional reaction your words will stir in the other person’s heart. But the ability to “live from the heart”, to show people your true self and to have enough courage to speak your mind at the cost of hurting someone else’s feelings, if you know that it might help them in the long run. I have been very fortunate to have such people by my side and I owe them many of my eye-opening moments and self-discoveries.
Another quality I value is compassion and the ability to combine loving concern with clear wisdom. It is a great blessing to see strength in someone who is going through hard times and to empower them to go forward, rather than simply feeling sorry for them.
What are the qualities that you value most in other people and why?
