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Published On: Apr 26, 2006 10:02 PM
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Published On: Apr 26, 2006 10:02 PM
What is Honor, Anyway?
*This is a new work, not one of the ones I'm
copying out of my Big Black
Book*
Like most Asatruar, I strive to live my life with honor. That's a very noble ambition, especially considering what a hard word it is for me to define.
There's no one definition for it. Honor is made up of a lot of things. I think, first and foremost this: Honor is that thing that makes you act as if someone is watching, even when you know they're not. If the convenience store worker goes to the bathroom when I'm the only one in the store at 3 in the morning, honor keeps me from grabbing 3 Mountain Dews, a can of Pringles, and 3 frozen pizzas and heading out the door.
Honor means treating everything you say as if it's an oath. What is said should be treated as done, and if it is not to be done, it shouldn't be said. If the clerk at the convenience store jokingly says "Don't steal anything while I go take a dump," and I reply "I won't," then I will abide by that and pay for the 3 Mountain Dews, the can of Pringles, and the 3 frozen pizzas when he emerges. He, in turn, will wash his hands before returning to work, as he told his boss he would do.
Honor means acknowledging your mistakes. If I am working in a convenience store at 3 in the morning and I come out of the bathroom as someone walks out the door, I may accuse them of running off with 3 Mountain Dews, a can of Pringles, and 3 frozen pizzas. However, if I accost them and find their arms empty, then I apologize.
Honor means graciously accepting the mistakes of others. If the convenience store worker accosts me in the parking lot, I will understand that he is responsible for the store and that I look suspicious because 1) I'm wearing all black 2) it's 3 in the morning and 3) I have the look of a die-hard Mountain Dew/Pringles/frozen pizza fiend.
And that's what honor means to me. Gotta go now; I have the strongest desire to hit a convenience store and pick up some snacks.
Like most Asatruar, I strive to live my life with honor. That's a very noble ambition, especially considering what a hard word it is for me to define.
There's no one definition for it. Honor is made up of a lot of things. I think, first and foremost this: Honor is that thing that makes you act as if someone is watching, even when you know they're not. If the convenience store worker goes to the bathroom when I'm the only one in the store at 3 in the morning, honor keeps me from grabbing 3 Mountain Dews, a can of Pringles, and 3 frozen pizzas and heading out the door.
Honor means treating everything you say as if it's an oath. What is said should be treated as done, and if it is not to be done, it shouldn't be said. If the clerk at the convenience store jokingly says "Don't steal anything while I go take a dump," and I reply "I won't," then I will abide by that and pay for the 3 Mountain Dews, the can of Pringles, and the 3 frozen pizzas when he emerges. He, in turn, will wash his hands before returning to work, as he told his boss he would do.
Honor means acknowledging your mistakes. If I am working in a convenience store at 3 in the morning and I come out of the bathroom as someone walks out the door, I may accuse them of running off with 3 Mountain Dews, a can of Pringles, and 3 frozen pizzas. However, if I accost them and find their arms empty, then I apologize.
Honor means graciously accepting the mistakes of others. If the convenience store worker accosts me in the parking lot, I will understand that he is responsible for the store and that I look suspicious because 1) I'm wearing all black 2) it's 3 in the morning and 3) I have the look of a die-hard Mountain Dew/Pringles/frozen pizza fiend.
And that's what honor means to me. Gotta go now; I have the strongest desire to hit a convenience store and pick up some snacks.
Posted: Tue - March 9, 2004 at 03:58 PM