2006-07-08 05:41:23 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Patience. You need patience inorder to achieve your goals be it big or small. With patience you gain insight - intelligence......then, mercy.
2006-07-08 06:11:11 · answer #1 · answered by violetviolet 3 · 4⤊ 1⤋
An intelligent person can learn patience and compassion, giving segue to mercy. A smart person can build enough wealth to have modern medicine bestow a beautiful face and body on them. I believe the most important traits a person can possess are learned. Honesty, Loyalty, Discipline. Which of those are the most important to teach your children?
2006-07-08 05:50:53 · answer #2 · answered by rpalm82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patience, intelligence and mercy are all three important things. Having an attractive body shouldn't be important b/c it's unfair to judge others who don't have good appearences.
2006-07-08 06:12:51 · answer #3 · answered by caltam84 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's assume that everyone wants to be happy and the framework for this question is relative to happiness. In our society, one could argue the answer is what everyone doesn't want it to be: attractive body. It's a reality that those that are more physically pleasant to look at get more "breaks" in the world than those that are not. Intelligence is important, but show me a very ugly intelligent person and I will show you a thousand beautiful idiots that are happier and "doing better". Same holds true for the merciful and patient. Not that this is the way it should be but it is the way that it is.
2006-07-08 06:04:05 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Realist 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intelligence cause you have to have some smarts to have patience & mercy. An attractive body to me is way down on the list. I never judge a book by it's cover so to speak.
2006-07-08 05:46:31 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patience,because with it you will achieve inteligence as you will be quiter and learn more from around you. patience, will come mercy from understanding,an attractive body has never been a guarentee of anything except "oueen for a day"
2006-07-08 05:49:39 · answer #6 · answered by aminuts 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmmmm. Attractive body. In other words, a body with the power to attract others. Well, someone with the paitience to cultivate his or her intelligence will mercifully find that he or she attracts other people. Mind and body are NOT as distinct as we think. It's only when we play into that duality that we need to start picking and choosing amongst virtues.
2006-07-08 06:08:15 · answer #7 · answered by Rico Toasterman JPA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Important to whom and in what context? Its an impossible question to answer unless you narrow the scope. As an example, for a supermodel an attractive body is going to be most important.
2006-07-08 05:45:41 · answer #8 · answered by ocvaxa 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
intelligence, because with intelligence comes patience, with which comes mercy. attractive body isn't important.
2006-07-08 05:46:02 · answer #9 · answered by FirefoxFan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pateince counts for all of the above . Except attractive body which is definately NOT a trait in my opinion.
2006-07-08 05:51:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋