Originally Posted by
stevo
At first, I thought what a bizarre question to ask. But then the more I thought about it, the more I realised my definition of a good person will be different from yours, so thanks for asking.
For me, a good person is one who puts others before themselves so is kind and considerate. One who identifies when people are in need and goes out of their way to help out. This is why I could ever vote for a right wing party as these are people just put themselves and their country first over others.
A good person will not judge others on their age, gender, sexuality or race. If I was to be politically correct here, I should include religion here too, but I can't. For example, I cannot respect people who deny their innocent children from life saving medical treatment and are happy to put their child's fate in God's hands. That to me, is just pure evil. Besides, those first four characteristics are ones that people have no choice over. Religion on the other hand is one that people do have a choice by the time they get to a certain age, where they can draw their own conclusions. But at the risk of stating the obvious, being of a religious persuasion doesn't make you either a good or bad person. That's down to the individual.
That said, I'm not perfect, but then nobody is. Sometimes I wish I could control my anger better. The things that get me angry are all bad things happening in the world. Violence and hatred is everywhere including but not limited to the Middle East, Ukraine and parts of Africa. Everything is so divisive these days and I no doubt play my part in that by calling out the likes of the Tories, Reform, Trump and the whole MAGA movement. Sometimes I wish I could be more like a Buddhist. Ever seen a Buddhist get angry? Lots to learn from them, I think.
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