How loyal are you?

Consider our wonderful men and women in the military. Aren't they doing just that? Putting their lives on the line for God, country and family?

We can only test our loyalty once we are on the verge of losing something dear to us. We may say we are loyal to this and that but one never knows when the eventuality calls for such loyalty. But one thing is sure, i am loyal to my family and to God.

Oh yes...people have changed a great deal. I think that they have changed in some ways for the good but then there are the things that have changed for the worse too.

I am pretty loyal to my real friends and family. To strangers? Not so much. I don't think that I will give my life to anyone. I know that it may sound selfish but The person that I love is really myself. I have been brought up to be independent and rely on no one but myself so I guess that affects it.

for me,when i really get falling in love to someone else i really put my loyalty to him,even other people say bad something about him,still my loyalty will be for him,but now a days few people only have this kind of behavior in a relationship.

Hi, You are right. People have changed. We can see in the past there are freedom fighters who are ready to sacrifice their lives for the country. And God can take care of himself. So everyone is loyal to their families or friends.

hi savypat .Yyes I think people have changed a lot.I was brought up during the depression and my mom taught me to help others and to respect and help those much older than myself. Today if you are elderly you will get shoved, crowded, pushed into an elevator and God help you if you want off as thirty people will crowd against you just trying to get in first.Good manners? not at all.Care about others? not so you could notice. Or say you have a lot of packages hanging on your walker and you just want to get in the double doors and get to your room . Now you have two hands that will supposedly push the walker so where's the third hand to ppen a heavy door that is hard to push. Anyone there who is going to help you? no not at all.So you use one hand to shove the door bacg to where it will stay open then use your butt and the other hand to get the damned walker into the building while eight other people stand watching you like you were some side show or something really interesting. But help no not at all. What ever manners were taught to people as kids have now evaporated like gone with the wind.People indeed have changed and not for the better. Nobody cares about anyone else except themselves.

I think it has changed. I honestly don't think I have anything I'd risk my life for.

I would give my life for my family, I don't know how I'd give my life to God...I don't know why he'd want me to end my life for him. I just can't imagine having to die for him. If someone said they'd kill me unless I denied God, I honestly wouldn't deny him still because I wouldn't want to feel like I betrayed him. When it comes to my country, no way Jose! I will never trust my government and they don't deserve my life at all.

I never was interested in god, I don't feel close or closer to my country as to other countries I have been (I never feel homesick to my country and if it comes to my countryfellowers I mostly try to stay far away from them if I am abroad and I don't find them that great that I am proud on my nationality or country) and family? I don't feel closer to them as I feel to strangers who turn out to be good friends. I don't feel a strong blood bond and I will never accept anything from them just because they are family. I won't be more loyal to them just because they are family. Loyalty has nothing to do with this all. At least not for me. Loyal I am to those who are loyal to me and that is something that has to be showned. It can't be forced or asked from me just because we are family or live in the same country or whatever. I don't think people have changed that much. It depends on the kind of family you have, the kind of society and culture you live in how important family or believe or your country is. Many believes force you and raise you to love your country above everything and see those who are different or don't believe what you believe as the enemy which you have to destroy. This has nothing to do with being loyal to your country or your people or your god but with being too stupid to open your eye and see what is really happening around you and about not being able or being way too scared to make up your own mind and go your own way.

I will surely give my life for my family if needed.I can work for my country and offer my life to her if I should. But God is another story.I have been thinking about it for a long time,and I concluded that I shouldn't offer my life to God or praise him if he does exist.According to my observation,god is malicious.I really don't want to say it,but it is what I see.I don't want to offend believers,but it is what I believe so please respect me too.Not only believers deserve respect. God is in control of everything,isn't he?If he does that means everything that is happening now is his little game.He let the devil tempt adam and eve because he wants them to sin.He wants to punish them and play with them.I know god knows the limitation of people because he is the one who created them so why should he try their loyalty?That means he intended adam and eve to sin. What about those little children who die early because of sickness?What is his point with that? I won't definitely die for god.

good question savy :-) ,, indeed our life to be balanced, there is a saying,"take care ur self, and then others", do we have to put family first and then the others. that doesn't mean nepotism.is it?

I'd put my life on the line for my girlfriend, my friends, my family, and my country, but I'm an atheist, so I can't say I'd die for any religiously affiliated purpose. At any rate, people have definitely changed. I feel like people have more of a selfish mentality in general. Atheism has also been rising, which shows an obvious decline in religious loyalty.

Loyalty to oneself as important as to families, friends, institutions and country. And, if u try to ensure that its a win- win situation, then u can be more at peace with your decision.

As a Witch,I have a number of Gods and Goddesses to honor,to kill for them is not our way,so the only other thing I would fight for now would be my race,which is being destroyed. And in some ways,yes,people have changed,but not all of them for the better. Thanks for the discussion. mac

People have totally changed. There's no doubt about that. I still believe that people would give their life for family, but not for country, not anymore. We have been screwed by government, so why would we want to stick up for them? As for God, that all depends on what you believe. Me, I cannot get into that, it's not for me. Family is still the one consistent.

I would give my life for God like he did for me, knowing that I wouldn't be losing nothing,because God give us the real life. I would give my life for my family who gave me my life,and give the happines of their support and company.

It was "Unit,Core,God,Country" in A few good men movie. I don`t care about country either,i don`t have a relationship with God but i respect him and i think he respects me too,i wouldn`t give my life for my family ,probably the only one i loved 100% was my granny and probably i would had sacrificed myself for her.And i had another good friend,probably it wasn`t the same as my granny but i was ready to do a lot for her (probably not giving my life though).

Yes I believe people have changed, I'm not sure why or how exactly but somewhere over time our values have shifted. I do would lay my life on the line without thought or question for my family. Everybody and everything else will have to fend for themselves.