A man betrays other people, ideas, even
himself. Why so? Betrayal can be easily called one of the deadly sins. Well,
this posting is going to be very strange, because I want to raise some
questions connected with the topic, but I’m waiting for your answers, dear
Reader. Of course, I will share with you my opinion.
Do you betray? Yes, sometimes it
happens.
Is it easy for you to betray? It can’t be easy because you have to break your own
principles and fight with your conscience.
What
is the worst betrayal?I can’t say definitely. When you betray a person, it is bad, because he/she
trusts you, relies on you, and you just cut the grass from under his/her feet.
When you betray an idea, it means you betray all your life or the sense of your
existence. When you betray yourself, it means you lie to yourself. So, you just
don’t respect yourself. And if you do this, you should not expect that other people
will be honest with you.
Can a person betray pro bono? No, of course, not. It’s crazy to think so. For me, it’s
like to kill somebody in order to save him/her.
I will be glad if next time you are going
to betray somebody or something, you will remember this posting and your
answers and won’t do it.
Hi, a question came to my mind: what kind of betrayal are we talking about? Why is it called betrayal but not a change of opinion or life position? For example, e person loved, married, then devorced. Is it betrayal? Another example: a person started to work ffor a company; time passed and the person asked for a salary rise but was refused; the person left the company. Who betrayed whom? Another example: two freinds got quarrelled over a business contract - who betrayed whom? Another example: one's friend had a girld friend, they liked each other; the other one won the girl for himself. Who betrayed whom. ANother example: I want to live the country because it will never let realize myself to the full. Am I betraying the country?
Betrayal is a many-sided notion. When someone betrays you - try to think about his/her motives and reasons. May be he/she just didn’t mind that he’/she betrayed or he/she just forgot that the matter is important for you. When you can’t forgive - you lose your friend. It is easy to break the relations. But do you have enough strength and wisdom to prevent such situations?
I don't know really. I have not experienced it. Maybe I just cannot recognize and label it. If I trust a person whom I have known for a long time, I will need a lot of time to get rid of it. No, I think it will never happen. Some mestrious thing inside will keep telling me, "Just wait, get that one another chance, it was just am incident, you would have behaved in a similar way". Well, betrayal is - when things are done against you. Any things.
Very simple. Forgive your friend. Never mention it. Just remember that you were the person whom your friend has sinned against. You may leave your friend and never associate with him/her. But forgive. Be strong not to let hatred, anger and despair into your heart. Be strong to avoid acting similarly to other people. You are a lucky person if you learn to forgive, be patient and thankful to God that you have wisdom, prudence and God's blessing to be human.
This is what called culture. Blood feud is a part of their culture. And this is not just revenge, this is an inner wish to save the honour of a family.
Well, the toppic is not that simple at all. Betrayal is a bad thing, yet it is part of our social behaviour. It is not a sin in the way it is discussed. Sin is a concept of faith and religion. To betray means to stop loving, to reject, to discard, to forget the godly essense of your earthly life. In everyday terms it often means to disagree, to break promises, to gossip, to refuse to support. Betrayal will never happen if you just remain a kind loving person who knows when to support and when to reprimand.
I mean we often have to make wise choice. But wise doesn't always mean "good" or "expected". So, there are moments when we have to waive our principles. Is it betrayal?
Every minute of our life we have to choose something. And sometimes we really behave in an unfamiliar way. I mean, from time to time we ignore our principles. Ignore, but not betray them.
I think the word "betray" is too strong. I mean we can't apply it to everything! Maybe we just CHANGE our ideas but not betray them? We should be careful using this word.
