Making an Interpretation - Essay Example

In short, his will dominated his deeds. So he concluded that it was not as easy as he thought, and only the will was not enough to become fully virtuous, and the bad habits must be overcome and the good ones should be adapted to become what he called a Perfect man. Thus, he started reading different books, to become a complete perfectionist, and after thorough reading of such books, he was confused once again, for every author had different suggestions and ideas for the same virtues. If one deed was good for one author, the same was thought not to be a good one for another.

For example about sincerity, one of the authors wrote that no one should be hurt, and you must be kind and sincere to everyone, on another hand another author writing about the same deed said that being more sincere can make other people selfish for you. You can remain quite far behind in the race of life by being extra sincere to everybody, which was also true according to my thought. So he decided that instead of sticking his head in so many things all together, he is going to take a start by making a list of only a few virtues, which were vital to become perfect.

So he made a list of thirteen virtues, which were going to help him achieve his goal. The virtues included ‘Temperance’ for not eating or drinking too much, for eating or drinking more than the appetite inclines us towards laziness and dullness. ‘Silence’ for speaking only when it is needed and avoiding frivolous conversation. ‘Ordering your things’ and managing yourself and your time is one of the most important virtues of life. Each thing should be given its time and everything should be placed where it is supposed to be.

‘Resolve’ your problems instead of making them more complicated. ‘Frugality’ is to spend only on good things and not to waste your money. By ‘industry’ he means not to waste time. Always keep yourself indulged in doing something good and creative. Be ‘sincere’ to everyone. You need to be patient, innocent and just. ‘Justice’ is to be just to everyone and not using your authorities for wrong. ’Moderation’ have to be followed everywhere. You have to be moderate while taking decisions.

Don’t think at extreme levels. ‘Cleanliness’, must never be tolerated in your clothes, body and living place. You must always practice hygiene. ‘Tranquility’ should be there in your heart. You need not to go hyper and panic at some accidental situations. ‘Chastity’ should be used rarely, only for health purposes or for reproduction. It should not be used to an extent of disturbing your own peace or of someone else’s. ‘Humility’ should also be observed very carefully, which gives us spiritual peace.

Now after listing down all these things, he decided that he is not going to make the same mistake again by adapting all of them at once instead he decided to adapt them one by one. For when he gets swayed to one, he will add another. This will be easier to adapt them all and the adaption of one might also help to adapt another one. Now he started adapting them one by one according to his self-prescribed sequence,