Character. Yeah, I think I like this conversation.

So we have been talking about character for a few class periods now and I have surprised myself by not getting bored with it. Looking back at my notes, thoughts are still going through my head about character. I did not know this was possible! This class is crazy.
The Professor gave us different jobs of people such as
heart surgeon
missionary
college student
janitor
elementary school teacher
Starbucks barista
and asked us, "Now which one of these do you think is better than the others?"
Despite the small slightly awkward silence that followed we all knew that there was not one of these that was better than the other. We aren't labeled by out jobs. Actually, that's all it is--a label. Our CHARACTER is defined by who we are internally and how we exhibit that externally.
It took me a while to get a grasp of the idea of inner and outer character/self. Actually, I still don't get it all the way. The inner self is our development inside. AKA the way we think, how we feel, etc. The outer self is our actions, the way we look, etc. I feel as though if people change their outer self, their inner self COULD change during the process. For example, if someone is trying to turn their life around, stopping drinking and smoking could be the first steps. Then maybe later on, they could find the Lord, or something.
But then again, in them changing externally, aren't they changing internally in some way at the same time? They need some inward change...no matter how drastic, or small, it may be...to have an outward change.
So does EVERYTHING start from within? Does an change in outer self mean a change in inner self? Can there be a change internally and no change externally and vice versa?
Let me know what you think, because I'm still figuring this out hahaa

Continuing to learn more and more from this class,
Anna Marie :)