Dial M for Morality

    What drives my morality? I would have to say that it's partly what I've been taught growing up and partly from what I've experienced in life so far.
    I believe that parents are a huge factor in how their child behaves and how they comprehend certain things. If a parent smokes, their child will probably start smoking. If a parent teaches their child to be rude to others, chances are that's what will happen. I'm not saying that parents control what their children think and how they express themselves, but they have a big influence over how their lives will turn out. We all went through some stage of rebellion where we think we're right and our parents our wrong and that we can do whatever we please. We end up learning the hard way and that's when we see the bigger picture. We learn from our mistakes, thus, building our character and our morality.     At a young age, my parents taught me the basics: be polite, be respectful, and, what probably is the golden rule, is "treat others how I would want to be treated". Also, being Catholic, they told me I would go to heaven if I was good. I do have faith in God, but I think anyone is capable of being nice to others regardless of what religion you are. It's just a matter of how you're raised and what you're shown.
    Personally, I enjoy being nice to people. I'm extremely social. I love helping people. It makes me happy knowing that I've made someones day or that I've contributed to helping solve their dilemmas. I don't expect anything in return.
    To this day, the golden rule treating others how I want to be treated still appeals to me. I may not follow it one-hundred percent of the time but I strongly believe in it.