I think you have put a very specific definition onto moral fibre... I see it as not gender specific, ie not relating to emotional value between two people that are/could be/will end up in love, but rather as what a person is made up of in terms of the goodness he/she wishes to bring to others. Morals are those judgments/feelings (more gut feelings) upon which decisions are made. They are built into us from an early age and often stem from our parents opinions. So moral fibre is totally subjective. What may be a good deed in some societies or nieghbourhoods may be frowned upon in others. This is more evident in Western versus other societies, and more specifically religious groups. High moral fibre, I think, comes when a person is more selfless, without being dormant or letting others walk all over you. High moral fibre is being there for others when they need you, yet not compromising your own position or commitments. It is never compromising what you stand for, for morals are our base, the root level from which we base our decisions. And when we compromise our morals we are guilt-ridden and feel as if we have let not only others down, but more importantly ourselves, the only person who truly knows us, who can pass judgment completely as we are our harshest critic. So I suppose we have a few similar views...
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