A scale it is an ordered sequence of values of the same quality.
And on his side, a valueIt is the quality that individuals confer on things, individuals, facts, that is, it is the estimate, whether positive or negative, that we attribute to the aforementioned issues.
On the other hand, the values are moral characteristics inherent to a person, such as: humility, responsibility, solidarity, among others.
Personal and subjective list of hierarchical values that drives the action of each individual
Meanwhile, a scale of values will be that payroll or list of things, moral issues that are important to each individual person.
Just as each individual is singular, unique and does not resemble another individual at all, each one will have a particular and singular scale of values, that is, it may be that many resemble or coincide with those held by other individuals, however, This scale of values is personal and specific to each one. Each one will imprint their life experience, their learning in life, among other issues, which of course will tend to condition it and give it that particularity that we were talking about.
Due to the moral conventions that exist in each society and that therefore qualify certain situations, behaviors and actions as good or bad, acceptable and unacceptable, it is that in some aspects the scales of values of one and the other coincide, but in matters more than fund individuality prevail.
Values have a fundamental relevance since they allow us to differentiate between good and evil, what is good and what is bad, what is right from what is wrong.
It develops in childhood and can be modified with the passage of time, experiences, new beliefs
The stage of childhood, that is, when the child begins to interact with his environment and also receives teachings from his family and school, is the time in people's lives in which the aforementioned values are acquired.
At this time they learn, understand and settle and therefore the experience and teaching they receive in this regard is essential.
Now, this is the most relevant stage but the apprehension of values does not end here in any way but in the adult stage, people will be able to continue adding new values thanks to the experience they accumulate in life, and also already, thanks to the development of a personal and own point of view that is not that of the parents or the school.
On the other hand, also in adulthood it is common for some values to be modified as a result of the change of opinion that they may have on some issues and also due to the addition of new beliefs.
There is no individual who does not have a scale of values that governs and guides him in his life, in his actions, decisions and omissions.
Meanwhile, we must say that there are some values that are above others, that is, they are more important and this is precisely the purpose of this scale, to identify them, to act accordingly.
When a person attempts against a relevant value on his scale, he will undoubtedly feel very confused with himself and this can trigger a strong internal fight that puts the person in a difficult personal situation.
Respect our scale of values
One way to counteract this unpleasant situation is to try to be faithful to our scale of values, respect it and dignify it through our actions.
It is very common to say and think something and then do the opposite, this is where the door is left open to contradictions.
The lack of this scale, in some way, will leave man very vulnerable and alone in the world and at the mercy of the wills of others who may not have the best of intentions.
On the contrary, those who do have a scale of values, for example, their scale presents the following order: love, peace, respect, tolerance, unity, solidarity, surely, it will be an individual who will always promote actions that have as their objective his own well-being and that of those around him, and it will be to the detriment of that or those who propose the absolute opposite, such as hatred, lack of respect, selfishness, inequality and lies.
The study of values corresponds to the Axiology which is a discipline that is part of Philosophy.
