Definitions: (1) to make better, to make progress; (2) to bring nearer to an ideal; (3) to improve, or make more tolerable a difficult situation <Providing food and water to the refugees ameliorated their suffering a bit.>; (4) able to soften sorrow with kindness; (5) able to staunch pain
Quotes:
• Good, better, best. Never let it rest. ‘Til your good is better and your better is best. — St. Jerome (c. 342-420) Christian priest and historian
• Any fool can see the planets and stars are circling around the earth; therefore we must admit the earth is the center of the universe. (paraphrase of the geocentric model) Eudoxus of Cnidus (c. 390–340 BC)
Note: Progress is made with more information.
Comment: My mother said, “I had to make myself do it,” when she was talking about writing an article or speaking in public. We literally make our better self. The basics are all there: body, mind, options, personality, spirit, physical environment, revelation, identity, challenge, and – most of all – freewill. We actually fashion our soul with our decisions, actions, and experiences. We have the power to become better than we are.