AGENTS OF CHARACTER FORMATION

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AGENTS OF CHARACTER FORMATION

-Bisi Adewale

AGENTS OF CHARACTER FORMATION

AGENTS OF CHARACTER FORMATION-“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise, but a companion of fools shall be destroyed”. Proverbs 13:20.

Character agents are responsible for the stepwise progression of a thought into a belief system, then a set of values, behaviour, habits, character and eventually our reputations. Therefore, good characters must be worked at while bad characters are painstakingly drooped as we come in contact with these character agents. AGENTS OF CHARACTER FORMATION

  1. Where we reside plays a major role in character development because the difference is obvious when you see a child trained in the ghetto and one form a rich area.
  2. Academics background covers the schools we attend and the courses we study.
  3. Attending the same school notwithstanding, two individuals can have several trainings, workshop, seminars in additions to knowledge gotten from school definitely be different in character from somebody who stopped learning after school.AGENTS OF CHARACTER FORMATION
  4. Our tailor-made experiences, events and encounters can also mould our character.
  5. Choice of religion and the commitment to that religion is a big factor in our character development.
  6. There is an increased probability that you will emulate a good chunk of your friends good or bad character. That is why the Bible warns us not to make friends with angry men lest we pick their bad behaviours.
  7. Books can either inform or deform us. The kind of books and magazines we are exposed to has the potential to form our characters.AGENTS OF CHARACTER FORMATION
  8. Radio/television. Like books and magazine, the radio and television also possess the same potential. The television, however, is more powerful because it combines the two senses of sight and hearing making it easy to drive its message straight to the hearts of men.
  9. Bad music may lead to bad behavior while good music will lead to good behaviours.
  • The unhindered access of various kinds of information on the internet actually has its disadvantages, if you don’t filter information, you may end up with more than you bargained.AGENTS OF CHARACTER FORMATION
  • What we eat or drink. Exposure to alcohol or drugs has a lasting impact on our attitude to life and people.
  • Family set up. The beliefs system, values and traditions of our root families plays an important role in moulding our character. Other character agents are the kinds of jobs we do, parental influence, past failures and successes, emotional make-up, vision, ambition, etc.
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