Sunday, December 3, 2006
Where has the honor gone?
Here is my problem. Today, people have forgotten the meaning of honor. A promise means nothing to most. We have gone from a time where a person can go to a bank, shake a hand, give his word and be accepted..to a time where a person will file legal action to avoid paying a bill he knows he can pay. What happened. I admit...this is not the case all the time. Yet it seems to me that it is the accepted norm. Well....I for one don't accept it. I see no reason for us as a race, us as a people to have de-evolved in such a way. In fuedal Japan, Medieval Europe, Historic Russia, and most of the rest of the damned world...a persons honor was all they had. If you wanted to commit a crime that would ostrisize you from the populous, you broke your word. After that, no-one would dare to speak to you. In todays society a promise is too easily broken, and most people don't think twice about it. Honor is to me a fundemental part of what makes us human. It is a defining characteristic. How is it so easily tossed aside. So my question is...Where has the Honor gone?
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I agree and disagree. Honor is one thing people should have and one thing people should reluctant to give up. But as for promises go, sometimes a promise is hard to keep. I for one try not to make a promise i can't keep. But ever now and then (not very often) it's hard to keep it. For example, i promised someone i would help them move into their new house, however i got a call for an interview for a new job and i had no time to tell this person i couldn't go help them. I had to goto the interview so i could work and pay bills. I told them afterwards, but by then he was done with his moving and that was a promise i had no choice in breaking. I apologized, of course and hopefully kept some of my trust with him. But my Honor i still have.
But again, i thought i would be able to help him, but other circumstances arised that i HAD to do. But Making a promise and deliberately breaking it is not something i do.
I was not speaking of keeping your word alone. Honor is a way of life, not just a matter of words. You live your life by honor. You keep your word yes, but you also keep clear of doing things that would cause you to think bad of yourself. Honor is a personal thing. It is decided by the person. It is one of the few things that cannot be taken from you. You can only lose honor by your own actions. That is the honor of which I am speaking.
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