Thirteen Virtues of a Witch
1. Tolerance –
The idea of this virtue is to be able to be fair and broad-minded.
There may be people you don't like in this world but at least if you can
tolerate them, you will not end up hating people, or judging them unfairly. To be able to
tolerate something means that it won't bother you. Silly unimportant things in
life won't stress you out as you will be able to accept that people do things
differently or sometimes things just happen.
2. Charity –
The ability to give to
those less fortunate then you shows two things. One, that you realise your life is
not as bad as you may think. You can recognise the good things you have and the
fortunes you hold. Two, you will be able climb the spiritual ladder, knowing that you
can think of others and help them when possible. Being charitable eliminates being
selfish, which only serves to make you bitter, twisted and unpopular.
3. Humility –
To be able to see when you
are wrong, helps you to build a better character. To see your own faults,
will allow you to realise that you are not perfect and therefore not expected to get
everything right. Humility helps us to be modest, to see that we are no better than anyone
else and to be able to accept other people's help when we need it.
4. Devotion –
Devotion allows you to
commit to something fully. Devoting yourself to things you believe in gives your
life a purpose and meaning. By devoting yourself to a religion you take on a set of
guidelines to follow that help you live as a moral and decent person that you can be
comfortable with. Devoting yourself to your kids allows you to be happy in knowing
that you have brought them up well and done the best you can. Devotion to anything
will give you a sense of satisfaction. Your life won't be meaningless as you will
have achieved things that were important to you.
5. Patience –
Patience allows you to see
the best of things. If you are patient enough to see a task through to the end, you
will reap the rewards. If you are patient enough to work with handicapped kids, you
will see the real people in the shells that are often neglected and ignored. If you
are patient enough to hear someone out, you may be surprised at what you learn. If
you can be patient, you will never miss out on anything that others may give up on.
Patience brings infinite rewards at very little cost, all you have to do is be able
to wait for the end of a situation.
6. Kindliness -
To be able to be kind,
considerate, gentle and sympathetic makes you all the more attractive. No matter what,
people will be able to approach you and you will be able to handle any given situation.
People won't fear you or fear what you will say to them. Filling yourself with
love of this sort will attract the same sort of love back to you. A person full of
kindness cannot be judged wrongly for all people will be able to see is the good in you.
7. Forbearance -
Forbearance is the ability
to have self-control. There will be times when you want to scream and shout but you
need to be able to refrain from saying anything you may regret. Think things through
properly or you could end up in trouble. Forbearance allows you to wait for the
right moment so that you can sort things out calmly.
8. Sincerity –
Sincerity is a virtue that
people cannot help but respect. A sincere person acts honestly and without
falseness. To act with sincerity means you won't have to pretend to like something or
someone. It does not mean that you can go around shooting your mouth off or hurting
others feelings; you still have to exercise restraint and diplomacy. However people
will not doubt things you say if you act with sincerity at all times. People will
know that you are genuine.
9. Courage –
Courage, in this instance,
does not mean running off to fight wild animals or defeat monsters. Courage can be
as little as facing a situation that you have been putting off for a while. To have
courage is to be able to go through life knowing that you did what you had to do no matter
what the cost. Courage enables us all to face the hard times in life in order to
receive the rewards and benefits on the other side.
10. Precision –
To act with precision is to
act carefully and with clarity. Precision allows us to avoid confusion and mistakes
and to achieve the best in any given situation. A precise person will be able to go
about life in an orderly fashion, not getting caught up in tasks that are unimportant.
Precision allows us to know what we want and how to go about getting it, therefore
increasing our chance of achievement.
11. Efficiency –
Efficiency allows us to do
our best in anything we set out to do. It helps us lead more organised lives.
Efficiency is the ability to do something well while only using the amount of time
and energy that is needed. Being efficient is being able to work quickly and effectively
in an organised way, therefore allowing more time for other activities in your life.
12. Discrimination –
This is not discrimination
against certain types of people. This is the ability to see the differences between
two actions, two people, two situations etc. Discrimination helps us think through
all the possibilities and decide which is the best course of action. It allows us to
choose the best person for a job or the best object to be used. It even means being
able to discriminate between good and bad. A person who has good discrimination will
be able to see both sides of everything and work from there. Their judgments will be
fair and based on facts as well as common sense.
13. Wisdom –
Wisdom has nothing to do with
education. You cannot judge people's wisdom by how far in school they did or
didn’t get. Wisdom comes from life experience. It is the best tool for
giving people good advice and helping them out of tricky situations. Wisdom is the
ability to see what is for the best and when or when not to act.
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