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The Road to Character by David Brooks
The description of this story interested me. Character is something that I closely value and I think that I can always improve as I narrow in on my core values even more. Character being explained as a road, a journey, and a lifelong process is a great way to look at, I wanted to learn more.
This is quite crazy. Maybe they should have asked if they were considered to be a very important person to someone in particular. Is this a bad thing? Maybe not. But here’s what God says in Isaiah 66:2, “This is the one to whom I will look, he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.”
The Gallup organization asked high school seniors if they considered themselves to be a very important person.
In 1950, 12% said yes
In 2005, 80% said yes
The median narcissism score has risen 30% in the last 20 years.
And people wonder why today’s education system is failing students. One reason might be that we are no longer looked at as individuals but rather as those who need more intelligence. Unfortunately the individual and inner self seem to be overlooked in most cases.
