val·ue
/ˈvalyo͞o/
noun
plural noun: values
1. the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
a. "your support is of great value"
2. a person's principles or standards of behavior; one's judgment of what is important in life.
a. "they internalize their parents' rules and values"
There’s a lot of talk these days about who and what to be loyal to… that kind of decision that should be based on one’s values. Before people start thinking about who or what philosophy they might choose to be loyal to, they should decide who and what they want to be. Those decisions are helped along by one’s family life and upbringing, and the things they’re exposed to. That’s why civics lessons and religious school training were such big parts of how baby boomers were raised. Things like the Ten Commandments and the Golden Rule were drilled into us, and they subtly guided our thinking and actions. You might say we were loyal to the values they stood for. So, when it came time to choosing friends, working, and getting involved in things, we tended towards those who believed in and were guided by similar values. And while you couldn’t always control what others did, you could always act according to your own values. And that’s still important today. Everyone should listen, learn, and think about what they want to be. That’s what each of us can control today.
Wayne Dyer (1940 – 2015): American self-help author and a motivational speaker.
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