Human Values

“Values are disappearing”. “There is a crisis in the area of values”. The younger generations have no values”. These are some of the complaints one hears every day. But what are human values? Human values are ways of behaving, common to all people. They are qualities or feelings that make us different from other animals.


They are specific to the human race. We learn them at home with our family, at school or with the experience of life. Some of the important human values are love, tolerance, generosity, respect, friendship, truth, affection, charity, politeness, loyalty, altruism, honesty, good faith and sincerity.