The Light in the Darkness

Honor.

A lot of people would say it doesn't exist anymore. They just haven't met any honorable people. Most people would say it's an outdated concept, that anyone who tries to be honorable will simply have everyone else walk over them.

They don't understand honor.

Honor is not about telling the truth. Honor is not acting like a shining knight and rushing to the rescue. It has elements of those in it but honor is about being true to your values and beliefs. Honor is usually seen as one of the good virtues along with generosity, caring, and a willingness to sacrifice for others. A person who doesn't lie, holds to all their promises, and helps others is generally seen as an honorable person. While this is true it is also one of the hardest things to be honorable all the time.

Yet it can be done.

I'm not trying to preach to anyone or convince anyone that they should let other people walk over them as they try to be honorable in a world which seems to have lost it's honor. I'm just trying to show you that there is still honor out there and maybe you show some glimpses of it yourself once in a while.

Honor is being true to your values and beliefs.

Honor is not about being good or bad.

Most of us want to be considered as good people. Not the goody two shoes type of good but the average person who tries to live within the law and not make trouble for anyone else. We try not to make promises we can't keep to our families and friends, even our bosses and co-workers. We want to earn enough money to live and be able to enjoy life and not have to worry about other people. We're shocked when we hear of crimes, especially violent crimes, and worry about the safety of our families.

But few people would use the word honorable describing either themselves or the people they know.

I watch people. I see small acts of honor occurring everyday. I know that honor is still alive and winding it's way through our society. I think as long as people want to be good that honor will be around. It might not be recognized easily (few people are really observant but that's another post) and it might not be identified correctly but it exists. I'm taking this opportunity to shine a little light on it and make more people aware it is out there.

Because you never know, you might be more honorable than you realize.