The Importance of Character

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This was the foreword to an audio essay.

Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Voice Age

Middle Aged (35-54)

Accents

North American (General)

Transcript

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everyone has it some more than others. You have it. I have it. We can't escape from it because it is who we are and we must strive to improve it in order to gain acceptance from others and ourselves. It is the only valid thing by which we have to judge someone. What is it? It is character. Character can simply be defined as moral or ethical strength. But when you see a handsome young guy walking down the street, you don't say that guy has a great character. Character is not a physical thing. It isn't something you wear to. Some. Character is a quaint little idea based on what we learned in kindergarten. But it is much more than that. It is the culmination of who we are. Character comes as a result of life and it doesn't come easily in order to know where we are going. We have to know where we have been in the struggle to achieve character all your life, you are told things you cannot do all your life. They will say you're not good enough or strong enough, or talented enough. They'll say you're the wrong height or the wrong weight, or the wrong type to play this, or to be this or to achieve this. They will tell, you know, 1000 times. No. Until all the nose become meaningless. All your life, they will tell, you know, quite firmly and very quickly, they will tell you know, in you will tell them, yes, all your life, you are told things, you cannot do all your life. They will say you're not good enough or strong enough, or talented enough. They'll say you're the wrong height, or the wrong weight, or the wrong type to play this, or to be this or achieve this. They will tell, you know, 1000 times No. Until all the nose become meaningless all your life, they will tell, you know, quite firmly and very quickly, they will tell you know, and you we'll tell them, yes,