Informational Blog about University of San Agustin's Core Values
Augustinian values refer to values
which are Christian and which Augustine of Hippo has colored with
his saintly life and
deepened by his teaching. A "value" is a "good that contributes
to the perfection of being (not having or doing)." "Christian values"
are values based on the Gospel proclaimed
by Christ and handed on to believers by the apostles. "Augustinian values" are "Christian values" which
Augustine lived and taught in the conviction that such values contribute to the
fulfillment of the Lord’s twofold commandment of love in the spirit of the Beatitudes. Below are ten of these values, selected because
of their importance in the thought of Augustine. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augustinian_values
)
Love, Humility and Friendship, three of the Augustinian
Values that I could say in my more than 3 years of stay in University of San
Agustin, developed me as an individual. It aids me through conquering predicament
I might come across.
Because
of the value of Love, I've learned to value the essential things in life. And
one of the most important things to love is our very own selves in order that
we’ll be able to learn to love others as well.
As to the
value of Humility, it taught me how to be modest. To keep my both feet stay on
the ground. To not boast on things I have already accomplished. Instead, to lend
a hand to those who still wishes to achieve something in life.
And
while the value of Friendship made me become in high spirits for the reason
that every person we encounter become a part of our lives as well as they help
in discovering more of ourselves deeper.
