True Diversity: Ethics Development, Understanding, and Application

One Saturday in 1999 I walked through the Prudential Mall and stopped into a fascinating store called Successories (www.successories.com) where I came across the following quote on a small colorful card, “Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Choose your words, for they become actions. Understand your actions, for they become habits. Study your habits, for they will become your character. Develop your character, for it becomes your destiny.” I strongly agree with the quote and try to use it as a guide each day. This writing exposition will cover thw following area: ethics, the difference between ethics, morals, beliefs and values, my ethics, what has influenced my ethics, manifestation of my ethics, and how my ethics affect my decision-making.
Dictionary.com defines ethics as “motivation based on ideas of right and wrong” (Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.). Ethics are behavioral traits that define the manne...