My Personal Philosophy

How do people decide how to live and what behavior to choose? They have their personal
values that lead them to the decisions they think are right. Personal values are the concepts or
principles of an individual that determine the way of thinking, beliefs, and behavior. In other
words, attitude and opinion of every person depend on the personal values he or she has. It is
very important to choose and understand your own values right. As for me, I think that I have
good personal values, like family, kindness, personal development, honesty, and reliability. I
can say that family is the biggest value for me. Starting from the early childhood, my parents
and grandparents taught me that family is the most important thing in the world. When I was
a child, I couldn’t really understand these words, but I loved my family. However, I do
understand them now. There is no one closer than a member of your family. There is no one,
who knows you better than a family member. There is no one, who knows for sure how to
help you in a difficult situation than your father or mother. I know that my family is always
ready to support me, and I’m always ready to support its members. In a few years, I hope that
I will have a chance to get married and create my own family. Apart from this, I think that
another my personal value is kindness. Thanks to my parents, I grew in love and peace.
However, when I became older, I understood that this world can be cruel and unfair. A great
number of situations and different mistakes could show me that it is necessary to be kind to
other people and help them when they need this. I think that if to behave like this, it will be
possible to make our society a little bit safer, and there is a chance that the next generation
will live in a better place.
The third major value I have is personal development. I not always was the diligent student at
school and college. Yet, before graduation from Senior High School, I understood that
personal development is very important. Moreover, personal development for me isn’t only in
good grades and attending classes. I understood that it is necessary to analyze my desires, set
goals, and try to gain them. Nowadays, I want to become a Flight Attendant. I know that it is
not enough just to know the basic program. I know that I need to develop patience and
creativity, and I ready to work on these qualities in order to gain my goal. The fourth value
that is very important for me is honesty. I know that sometimes it is very hard, to be honest.
My biography also contains a few unpleasant moments about lying and cheating. Yet, thanks
to them I could understand how it is important to do everything to be an honest person. I can’t
say that I always say the truth, but I always analyze the situation and say the truth when it is
possible and necessary.
The fifth value that I have is reliability. I think that it is vital to be a reliable person. Such
attitude will be helpful for the career and in personal relationships too. No one wants to have
deals with an unreliable person, who isn’t able to keep his/her own promises and duties. I
know that a great number of people have similar values and I think it is great. Right personal
values make life of a person happier, and I hope that values that I have will help me to be a
better person.