What do people think about when they hear about the word values? Well what people do not realize is that they use values every day. Values are thinks that reflect who we are as an individual. Each person has different sets of values. Values are the things that we learn through life by watching other people. Values make up who we are today. The values that I fellow are respect, dependable, and tolerant.
One of the important values that I have is respect. My definition of respect is; when I show another person how much I value him or her as an individual. I follow the motto; treat people the way I would like to be treated. One of the ways I show respect is when I am at a school play or any other school assembly I sit quietly and listen and do not disrupt; I even do this when I am not interested or do not know about the topic. Another way I show respect is when my parents tell me to do something I do it and never talk back. If I decided not to do something my parents told me to do, I would get in trouble or be yelled at. Another example how I show respect, when I go watch my cousin play soccer I pay attention to his game and cheer for him when he scores a goal, or does a good play. The way I, show respect the most is with my attitude towards my elders and peers. I have the up most respect for my grandparents. I show my grandparents respect but letting them sit down, while I stand, holding the door open for them, and helping them around the house. They are much older than I am, so I feel that helping them is very important. If I do not help them, they would think that I do not love them.
In addition to being kind, I am also dependable. What does dependable mean to me? Dependable means I can be relied on to do important things for others, and means that you can call on me to do a favor at any given time. For example, my aunt called me to pick up my little cousin from soccer practice she was running late. My aunt knew she could rely on me to pick up my little cousin on time. In addition, my mom she can depend on me to pick her up from work; she knows that I will be there when she gets out. Furthermore, when my grandmother needed someone to drive her around, I was able to help her when she needed me to. This is how I am supposed to act; if I do not show I am dependable to my grandma, she will not depend on me again. If I do not help my grandma, she will not get anything done. My remaining value that is important to my behavior is tolerance. Tolerance is the ability to with stand something or someone that is very annoying. I remember a time when my little cousin was mad and yelling in the car on the way home from Texas. Everyone in the care was so upset and I tolerated his obnoxious behavior. I found a way to tune him out. I was able to with stand the yelling until she stopped. This made me feel like I do not have to worry about dealing with the problem since I just wanted to be home. It is hard to tolerant young kids. Another, great example is when I have to go to church for a wedding or baptism I am willing to go even if I don’t like to or sometimes don’t understand what is going on. If I do not have tolerance to go with my family, they will not invite me to go anywhere special. Just recently, my phone was giving me issues. Many of the features on the phone were not working properly, so I had to deal with it. I found a way to tolerate the phone issues until I was able to replace it. It would get very frustrating at times, but I found a way to deal with the broken phone.