I don’t know how I chanced upon this blog, but I think that its message – whatever your creed – is a good one.
He cites the following Bible verse from Apostle Peter:
5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Faith. Goodness. Knowledge. Self-control. Perseverance. Godliness. Mutual affection. Love.
These are qualities that everyone can aspire to. Even the qualities of Faith and Godliness. If you’re Buddhist, for example, you can think about Faith and Godliness in a Buddhist context: how to place your faith in the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha. Or if you’re agnostic, you can develop and grow your Faith in the goodness of human nature and the benefits of Science and Knowledge; you could aspire to Godliness as a general ideal of good behavior and virtuous living. Etc.