After thinking and reflecting about my vices and virtues, I decided a good pair would be the traits of being both covetous and caring. Although they are very different, I am connected to both in different ways. My letter “C” represents both my strengths and weaknesses by only pointing out two in particular.

A vice is a fault or a weakness, and I believe one of my many weaknesses is jealousy. The word I used to describe it is covetous. I chose this word because I often find myself looking at what other people have and wishing I could have it as well. For example, if someone has nice clothes or a nice car, then I would think, “I wish I could have those nice things.” Another example would be if someone’s parents let them go to an activity or allowed them to do something, my usual response is something like “Oh, I wish my parents were like that.” Jealousy affects me in many other aspects of my life other than these such as grades in school and talents or abilities in areas such as sports. In short, I sometimes struggle with being covetous of other people, so that is why I chose this for my vice.

A virtue is a strong suit or a quality about an individual, and I chose the word caring to describe a quality about myself. I like to think that I am a caring person because I try to focus on the needs of others. I try to go through my life putting other people’s wants and desires before mine. I look up to St. Therese as a model for living my life by doing little things with lots of love and care. St. Therese said that nothing is small in the eyes of God and to, therefore, do all things with love. This is what I try to abide by each day of my life.

After wearing my “C” I not only learned more about myself and my own heart, but I also learned more about others as well. I felt a little uncomfortable when people would look at me or ask me what it meant. I learned that people notice the flaws in others more than they notice the virtues or good qualities about people. We are so quick to point out the flaws in other people, but this project helped me understand my own flaws. In conclusion, I learned to self-reflect before trying to point out problems with others or judge them.