Thursday 13

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Ben Franklin's 13 Virtues

1. Temperance: Eat not to Dullness, drink not to elevation
Well, starting off with a flop for me. I don't drink much (anymore), but I'm afraid I have managed to eat myself into total Dullness repeatedly. Solid C
2. Silence: Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself. Avoid trifling Conversation
Oh, jeez!! It's hard to work where I work and not have "trifling Conversation" on a regular basis. I do try very hard to do the first part of this. C+
3. Order: Let all your Things have their Places. Let each Part of your Business have its Time
I am better about this at work than I am at home, but even at work I've been falling apart on this badly. D
4. Resolution: Resolve to perform what you ought. Perform without fail what you resolve.
Finally!! I do ok on this one. A-
5. Frugality: Make no Expense but to do good to others or yourself: i.e. Waste Nothing
I was excellent at this for a long time, but then I realized how much time and energy I was spending on it. So my grade has gone from an A+ to a B
6. Industry: Lose no Time. Be always employ’d in something useful. Cut off all unnecessary Actions
Is blogging "unnecessary"?? I don't think so. I almost never just sit around. I'm going with a B+ here.
7. Sincerity: Use no hurtful Deceit. Think innocently and justly; and, if you speak; speak accordingly.
Doing OK with this one till those last few words. B-
8. Justice: Wrong none, by doing Injuries or omitting the Benefits that are your Duty.
I try VERY hard on this one. A
9. Moderation: Avoid Extremes. Forbear resenting Injuries so much as you think they deserve.
And I work hard on this one too, but not always very successfully. B
10. Cleanliness: Tolerate no Uncleanness in Body, Clothes, or Habitation
...crap. Did he have to include "Habitation" on the list? I do all right with the other ones. So B-?
11. Tranquility: Be not disturbed at Trifles, or at Accidents common or unavoidable.
F. Not even gonna TRY to sugar-coat it.
12. Chastity: Rarely use Venery but for Health or Offspring; Never to Dullness, Weakness, or the Injury of your own or
    another’s Peace or Reputation.
This is not my vice hence: A+
13. Humility: Imitate Jesus and Socrates.
I don't pay much attention to Socrates, though I have nothing against him. I'm docking myself a half a grade for not knowing precisely what I should be doing in relation to him. B

Overall Grade: B-