A person’s worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material possessions. Old-fashioned values, such as honour, kindness and trust, no longer seem important.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
These days, many people argue that an individual’s value should be assessed only based on their social hierarchy and property rather than their dignity. Personally, I believe that moral values should be the key to making judgement about a person.
To commence with, social prestige and material goods do not necessarily show that people are perfect in every aspect. It is because these things are just the outside image that people build up in order to attract the public’s attention and increase their own personal reputation, thus gaining a better and more enjoyable life. Moreover, not everyone who lives in luxury can always behave in the right way. Some influential people may take advantage of their popularity to make profit for themselves over the community’s benefits, which deserved to be criticized when the truth comes to light.
Furthermore, ethical dignity is more important to decide whether a person deserves to be respected. Morals play a role as a compass in people’s life which helps them to achieve their goals in the right track without being lost into the appeal of materialism. As a result, these people can both gain their own success and serve as a good member of the community. In fact, there are many people who do not living in lavishness but still behave properly in the public and they should be respected by other people.
To conclude, high social status and richness alone cannot tell everything about people and therefore, should never be the prior criterion to judge anyone. Instead, I believe moral values such as honesty and kindness should be treasured and placed as the most important factor in assessing other people.