For those of you who don't know me and that's probably most of you.... i wonder if you realize how much the words we throw around are interwoven.?
We seem to insist on 3 main words being lived by in our kingdoms,platoons,friends and lovers....those are INTEGRITY LOYALTY HONOR ...DO WE REALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY MEAN AND LIVE BY THEM?
Integrity is a set of moral values instilled in us virtually as children by our parents,grandparents,family,etc. which lets us know what is and isn't ok to do,and lasts throughout our lifetime....synonymous with HONESTY....
Loyalty is the choice of what to believe,whom to stay with,etc....synonymous with fidelity....
Honor is a keen sense of ethical conduct(integrity)or one's word given as a guarantee of conduct or performance(ie:on my honor)
synonymous with honesty...
Isn't it amazing that of the 3 words we choose to live by that the only one which is truly by our choice is loyalty??? So maybe we should be especially careful where we give it....our core values are there from the age of 2 and may be modified but never truly changed as it becomes too uncomfortable and simply "not who we are"....our loyalty however can shatter our hearts,rend our souls and make us unsure if we can trust our own decisions....
By the way .... this is not directed AT anyone,ABOUT anyone,or to CREATE drama,but simply an old woman's ramblings about what the words we choose to live by actually mean.....
