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Law #15

Position Yourself To Be Considerate

Your greatness is measured by your kindness; your education and intellect by your modesty; your ignorance is betrayed by your suspicions and prejudices, and your real caliber is measured by the consideration and tolerance you have for others. (William J. H. Boetcker)

Greatness - Unusual or considerable in degree, power, intensity, etc.. Notable; remarkable; exceptionally outstanding. Important; highly significant or consequential. Of noble or lofty character.

Measure - The extent, dimensions, quantity, etc., of something, ascertained esp. by comparison with a standard. The act or process of ascertaining the extent, dimensions, or quantity of something.

Kindness - The state or quality of having, showing, or proceeding from benevolence. The state or quality of being indulgent, considerate, or helpful; humane.

Education - The act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life.

Intellect - The power or faculty of the mind by which one knows or understands, as distinguished from that by which one feels and that by which one wills; the understanding; the faculty of thinking and acquiring knowledge. Capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge, esp. of a high or complex order; mental capacity.

Modesty - The quality of having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one’s merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.

Ignorance - The state of being lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned. Due to or showing lack of knowledge or training.

Betrayed - To divulge in a breach of confidence. To reveal against one’s desire or will.

Suspicion - The state of mind of believing something to be the case or to be likely or probable. To believe something, esp. something evil or wrong, to be the case.

Prejudice - An unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason. Any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable or unfavorable. Unreasonable feelings, opinions, or attitudes, esp. of a hostile nature.

Caliber - Degree of capacity or competence. Degree of merit or excellence.

Consideration - Thoughtful or sympathetic regard or respect; thoughtfulness for others. Careful thought; meditation; deliberation about a matter.

Tolerance - A fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from one’s own. Interest in and concern for ideas, opinions, practices, etc., foreign to one’s own.

Source: Dictionary.com

Greatness & Kindness

The measure of just how noble or lofty your character is by how much you are considerate, helpful or humane. The more considerate you are, the more noble your character.

Education, Intellect & Modesty

The level of your powers of reasoning & judgment, as well as your capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge are measured by the extent by which you show a moderate or humble estimate of your own importance. In other words, the more education and intellect you acquire, the more likely you are to have developed a respectable level of modesty along the way.

Ignorance, Suspicion & Prejudices

Your lack of knowledge and experience will be revealed by the extent to which you formulate states of mind that show you unreasonably believe that something is evil or wrong and/or to which you form preconceived opinions or feelings, either favorable or unfavorable.

Caliber, Consideration & Tolerance

Degree of excellence you achieve in your life will be measured by the level to which you demonstrate a thoughtful or sympathetic regard or respect for others. Furthermore, it will be measured by the degree to which you develop and demonstrate a fair, objective, and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, religion, nationality, etc., differ from your own. You must show that you have an interest in and concern for ideas, opinions, practices, etc., foreign to one’s own.

Consideration Is The Ultimate Sign Of Respect For Others

As you grow personally, one of the best traits you can acquire is a consideration and tolerance for those who are different from you. That’s what consideration is all about.