10 Qualities for Living a Humane Life

According to Zoe Weil, the co-founder of the Institute for Humane Education as well as the author of Above All Be Kind, there are ten qualities that are universal for a humane lifestyle. There are:


1. Willingness to choose and change.
2. Kindness
3. Compassion
4. Honesty and trustworthiness
5. Generosity
6. Courage
7. Perseverance, self-discipline, and restraint
8. Humor and playfulness
9. Wisdom
10. Integrity



Over the next several blog posts we will look in a bit more detail what it means to be willing to choose, kind, compassionate, honest, etc.