The poster says: My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes. ——India Arie
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I am noticing the way people talk about values when it comes up in conversation. The word - value - can have so many different meanings such as the value for the money paid, the value of the type of cloth vs another type of cloth, the mathematical value, value of a good or service, and the moral or ethical value of something.
The conversations usually center around moral and ethical values. A good definition of this concept is: In a social or personal sense, values represent the core beliefs, principles, or standards of behavior held by an individual or group. These are the abstract concepts that dictate what someone deems right, worthwhile, or desirable.
Generally, the discussions seem to talk about how values in Canada have changed over the last twenty years. One of my favourite conversations is around “doing good” as a value. People in the discussion talk about how most of the people and the government a different concept of “doing good” then standard of good that the individuals grew up with. Doing good also has different meanings such as being a good neighbour, helping out someone with troubles, volunteering, and the list goes on.
Everyone needs to decide for themselves what values mean to them, and which values are worth while and which are not.
Blessings,
Judy