Good Versus Evil

Here is my question too you. What makes a person good as opposed to evil, or not good? Is it a clear straightforward answer, a set of guidelines that we all need to follow in order to be considered good people? For instance, should we all be people who live peacefully and not fight? Should we love our entire family unconditionally? Should we love our spouse and none other? I guess what I am saying is this has been a question for me the last two years. What makes a good person?

In the eyes of my community people are very religious and follow the five pillars of faith. Along with doing this they pray daily (for the most part) and they also give charity everyday. Does this all make them good people, or does the fact that the men can have multiple wives and as many girlfriends as they want contradict that point? What is the difference between culture and deviance? I try to help people every day, I try to treat everyone with respect, but i don't pray, so I am a sinner. I am a good person, but bad at the same time.

I guess what I think is that it is cultural and all we have is our morals and our beliefs. I know a man in my community that has helped countless people in the xommunity. He gives money, time, and food to all who needs it. Recently he was deffected to another town to be a schools principle and several of the town citizens petitioned him leaving, saying it would be a hardship for the community. Is he a good person, even though he only does these things to raise his status in the community? He uses people with more money to get his status up. So on one hand he is a hero in the community but he tries to manipulate people to get more than he needs. Where does he fall? To the poor he is a good person and to the rich he is a pain who sleeps with 14 year old girls.

If i'm not being clear, I am going to lay it on the line. For you, who believe in Heaven, what makes you a good person to get into heaven? Is it your personal values or is there a higher rule of values and morals. Second, if you don't believe in Heaven, what qualifies a good person, is it a set of cultural standards, or is it a set of Universal standards we can on live by?

Don't worry about me, I know what I, but what are you?