A person’s worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material possessions. Old-fashioned values, such as honour, kindness and trust, no longer seem important.

Given the power and the influence of the super rich, it might seem that social status and material possessions have replaced the old-fashioned values as a measure of a person’s worth.

However I

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do not believe that these assumptions are true in the day-to-day life. Today our celebrities are admired or envied due to their lavish lifestyle. For these celebrities, owning a mansion, driving an expensive car and going to A-list parties are ways to remain in the news.

However what

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However, what

is hidden from the outside world is that most of these famous people are known to turn their backs on their friends, cheat on their spouses and are involved in

overindulgence

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the overindulgence

of alcohol and/or drugs. Ultimately, though, it is the many readers of the gossip

magazines and

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magazines, and

blogs which become the enforcers of these superficial values. For most ordinary people, old-fashioned values like honour, kindness and

trust

still hold prime importance. In some way, most of us want to form loving families, want our kids to be good citizens, look after the downtrodden and help our communities from harm. We form friendships, romances and business partnerships based on

trust

and honesty. Whenever we feel our

trust

has been abused, or we have been treated unfairly, we treat the wrongdoer

accordingly

. In conclusion, I think there is some truth to the notion that material possessions have superseded the old-fashioned values as a measure of a person’s worth. Looking beyond the tabloids,

however

, most of the ordinary people still form meaningful relationships based on

trust

and honesty and have a conscience for the old-fashioned values.