Being good is not the same as being stupid

Being good is not at all synonymous with being stupid. According to a study by the Asturian Society of Psychiatry, being good is profitable because it provides us with emotional well-being. Human values act in this case as protective factors.

There are ten values applicable to all cultures that are considered good. They are goodness, universalism, independence of thought, leading an exciting life, hedonism, personal achievement or success, power and more traditional values such as security, conformity and tradition.

Leading a life in accordance with kind values provides us with protection in the face of a society that increasingly shows a lower threshold of tolerance towards problems. There are more and more adaptive problems that end up generating pathology, such as depression, anxiety, stress, etc.

“When every day turns out the same it is because man has stopped perceiving the good things that arise in his life every time the sun crosses the sky”

-Paulo Coelho-

Looking for the good of our fellow find ours

Everything we throw at others is a Boomerang that we will receive largely as we work. When we seek good for our fellow human beings, whether through a thought, a feeling or an action, we enhance connections with others. Connections that bring us comfortable emotions, protagonists of our emotional well-being.

Most of what we give is returned to us at some point or circumstance in life.

The construction of the common good is everyone’s work. At the moment there is a feeling of indifference in society, people are fed up and distrust has been established. We all have the feeling that in many aspects of life we have been deceived. Beyond diagnosing the situation, the fundamental question is how to get out of it.

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Society needs exemplary behavior of each of the individuals that make it up: regardless of judging the people who did wrong in the past, this is the only honest way to ensure a better future.

What you give, you give it. What you do not give, you take it away

The only symbol of superiority is being good

Every act of kindness is a demonstration of power. Being good does not imply increasing tolerance towards what is evil, or having conformity towards what is inept, but rather having the will to do good. Remember that you are only as good as the best thing you have ever done in your life.

Gautama BuddhaIf we feed ourselves with kindness, fears and sorrows will quickly starve.

Patience is the virtue that best describes good people. It frames the ability to give freedom and margin for error to the people we love. The art of kindness seems to be a rare commodity, but perhaps it is more common than we think.

The best way life rewards good people is through gratitude. A compliment means that they recognize our work. Affection means that our company is pleasant to others. Gratitude means that we are able to be useful to other people, whether with our words, attitudes or behaviors.

The three elements at the same time (flattery, affection and gratitude) allow us to have closer and closer relationships.