Charisma is that personal quality that distinguishes one in a crowd of people. It draws people to you. Character on the other hand is the interesting or unusual quality that makes a person different and likeable. In every relationship, people shouldn’t choose people bearing but for their character. No wonder John Maxwell stated that character is your most effective means of persuasion. I am advocating character as against charisma, but character together with charisma could well be an unbeatable combination. Most people choose a partner because he or she has a stunning looks but that shouldn’t be the criteria for choosing a partner. What if the look is not there again? A pastor wondered about his older friend who left his first wife, a beauty to behold for another woman who was not comparable in any way in looks to his first. But as he visited the family more often, he swathe man’s reason for going for the second women. She might not be as gorgeous as the fist woman but what she lacked in looks, she made up in attitude. Her beauty was in here character. This Pastor in admonishing women went on further to say; women, develop a good character because, while your body might still be beautiful in yo9ur 30s and 40s, in your 50s, your beauty starts waning but your character will keep the man by your side. When he goes out and sees a twenty years old beauty pageant walking down the street, your character will bring him back to you. How about the woman that marries the man for his looks or money? When the looks or money is no more there, what then happens?
People should take note of the fact that the beauty of any individual lies in their character not in their appearance. A person might have charisma, presence or even money, but what makes any individual stand out is character. Character is the beauty of who you are.
