“Character
Is Made By What You Stand For, Reputation What You Fall For”
Simply
stated – it is what we think of ourselves, the values we stand for and the
definition of who we are as a person and the thoughts we resemble. It is about
those things which matter the most to us and we are willing to go the extra
mile cos it means so much to us and we relate to it so strongly.
Reputation:
This is
simply what others think about us. We all like a little bit of publicity. We
all like it when someone appreciates us for what we do and we would like to be
known and celebrated for our good deeds. But it so happens that reputation is a
binding factor whereas character is a much simpler aspect without many
boundaries or limitations.
Character
is what you do for yourself while reputation is what you do for others, for the
society, for the people around you. It is what you want them to think about
you. And it is not all true, is it?
Character
on the other hand is simple plain truth, it is only for yourself and no one
else. People at the receiving end don’t even get to see the half of it cos we
can easily mask the distasteful aspects of character. But then what do we have
to stand for – character
or reputation?
Well,
the answer is fairly simple, any 10 year old kid will tell us that we will have
to stand up for character and we all know it too. But a part of being grown up
is that we do expect the world to appreciate us and to an extend we do depend
on it as well.
Don’t
let the reputation rule you or define what you want in life and what your
values are. You can’t care for people just cos the society expects you to. You
can’t help someone in distress just cos your PR advises you to. These things
are the ones which mean something to you and they retain their essence only cos
you feel for it and do it accordingly. Not cos an idiot PR told you so. Reputation
can be shallow but character goes beyond that.
It is
deeper than that and more meaningful than that. Above all, your character is
the true fibre of who you really are while reputation is what you want to be
perceived as. It is as simple as that!
10 Brilliant Quotes on
Character:
1) Be more
concerned about your character than your reputation cos character is what you
really are, while reputation is merely what others think you are
– John Wooden
– Abraham Lincoln
3) No change of
circumstances can repair a defect in character
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
4) Character, not
circumstance makes the person
– Booker.T. Washington
5) Character is
the real foundation of all worthwhile success
– John Hays Hammond
6) Knowledge will
give you power but character, respect
– Bruce Lee
7) Character is
who you are under pressure, not when everything is looking fine
8) Character is
the result of two things – mental attitude and the way we spend our time
9) Character like
a photograph develops in darkness
10) Success is always temporary when
all said and done, the only thing you’ll have left is character
(Courtest: Vinay Nagaraju, INSPIRE99)
