Humans Are
Moral Beings
By: Maddison, Emily, Luca, and Olivia
What is a moral being?
By definition, a moral being is, "[a person] of relating to or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong; ethical." They are someone who considers if their actions are truly good or not.
What Is It?
Characteristics
Characteristics
Characteristics of a moral being include:
- thinking about how your actions will affect others and/or how they will make them feel
- considering if their actions are truly good
- willing the good of others
Examples
Some examples of a moral being include:
- being honest
- knowing the difference between right and wrong
- being kind to others
- being considerate
- treating others well
- thinking before you speak
Some non-examples of a moral being include:
- gossiping about others
- lying
- vandalizing other's property or body
- cheating
- judging others
- not making decisions for oneself and relying on others even if it is wrong
Summary
In summary:
- Humans are moral beings. A moral being is someone who can decide if their actions are truly good or not.
- Our actions can help us to be morally good, but they can also cause us to be deterred from a morally good path. Actions that can prevent us from being morally good include slander, lying, cheating, and misleading others. This can also impact those around us and influence their actions on the path to being morally good.
- Actions that are morally good, such as kindness, being honest and having a firm sense of justice, allow us to be morally good and, therefore, have a positive impact on the lives of others.