I’ve always wondered about how life used to be in the olden days when honor was still a thing that was taken to the extreme. Back when a man’s word was his bond and because of how trustworthy you were, people could actually bank on what you said. Back then, people did a lot to protect their honor and dignity, even at the cost of their lives.
And then, in today’s world, no one cares about honor anymore. Besides, the system the world runs on now doesn’t even allow for honor at all. You simply do what you can, regardless of the impact. Because in the end, for most of us, all that matters is that you get what you’re after. Not what others think of you.
Just this morning, I was wondering about the concept of duels. I mean the kind that people fought to the death. Either by swords or by guns, even by fists… duels were really prevalent but later deemed illegal due to how barbaric it was.
You might be fighting for honorable reasons, like to protect your family’s honor or to secure your position in an organization. But it doesn’t make it any less crazy. Back then, people dueled for the most insane reasons; love, money, and honor. And even those who didn’t know how to fight sometimes paid people to fight for them. So, if you had no money and you had no fighting skills as a man, then you were really screwed.
Well, I’m thankful for civilization. Law and order is the only thing keeping people from acting out on their basest instincts. I know that duels are something that’s not only common to humans, but it’s also prevalent in the animal kingdom. Animals will always fight their kind to exert dominance over their kind and the strongest will almost always be the victor while everyone else follows.
But humans, being the sensible creatures that we are, chose a cleaner approach to exerting dominance. Sadly, it’s not any less violent than that of the animal kingdom. From time immemorial, governments have done unspeakable things just to come into power, and the moment they get there, they do more unspeakable things to remain there. That’s what’s happening in almost every corner of the world today.
Duels are barbaric, but they’re not really as obsolete as we think. We’re still doing it in this day and time, just in a different way and with different costs. Back then, when two people dueled, one would be the victor and the other would be the vanquished. But today, when two people duel, neither of them will feel the effects. But innocent people who just want to live their lives in peace will be the ones suffering as a result.
This reminds me of my days in secondary school. Fighting in class was risky, you could easily be seen by teachers and that could lead to expulsion. So, all fights were kept to break time or closing time. During the break, everyone went to the school field and formed a circle around the fighters to allow them to have a go at each other. If it was after school, they went somewhere else outside the school. Either way, everyone was always on guard to make sure the fight didn’t get out of hand because if it did the entire class could be in trouble.
Thankfully, such a practice was eventually abolished due to the stringent rules placed by the school administration. It all happened during my Junior Secondary and by the time I got into Senior Secondary, it had stopped entirely. This just shows how far the world has come.
Humans have been on earth for thousands of years, and you’d think that we’d have solved murder once and for all. Did we? No!! We found easier ways to do it. We still have wars, and people are still being douchebags. Many of these governments are just using us to fight duels against each other, they’re fueled by their egos and their loyalties are only to their wallets. Every decision they make is designed to favor only them and we’re the ones who suffer the repercussions of these laws.
Duels are very much a way of life now. It’s not until you’re in an open field and pointing swords at each other that you’re in a duel. Many of us are in a duel right now and we don’t even know it. But we’re suffering for it. That’s how bad it is.
I think that fighting for your "honor" is actually a problem that exists nowadays:
I know that those may be extreme examples. Bit in my opinion fighting for "honor" is a bad thing in most cases. Real honor should be connected with being a good and honest person. Not with fighting.
People when fight for their rights, respect and honor, I appreciate them. I agreed now people don't fight for these factors. They fight is mostly for power and money that is really insane. During our Childhood, I have same memories if anyone of us found doing duel, he will be punished by teacher, it was the start to stop violence. No, the laws in school are strict and even teachers are not allowed to punish students that is strange and promoting due activities. Law and Discipline are the backbones for the good system that believe in Justice and Equality.
Honor killing is still prevalent at many places....pride snd honor means a lot.
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I feel the government know what they are doing and that is why I have always stayed clear off quarreling with someone else because of my candidate
They are not worth it
Also, I love your fighting mode when you were in school ooh. So you people will form a round circle and the wrestlers will be inside😂😂
LUV!
There are actually two types of people in this world, one is those who want us to earn money at all costs and enjoy a luxurious life. They are drawing money from other people and earning wrongly but this is their aim in life and there are other types of people who earn money by right and halal, then they are poor but they are very good at heart.
I love the concept from the beginning yeah nowadays duels is beyond the fight against two people just for a silly reasons.
Well done champ
And you see that secondary fight think we all did that...lol
And some of us would be on look out just to check if any teacher is coming.
So funny.
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STOPI think the meaning of the word "honor" changed through time. In the post, people used it for dignity and now people use it to make a clash. Humans are known as the best creatures on earth but I think at the same time humans are the worst creatures on this earth. When humans lose humanity, they are worse than the animal. And the current situation of most of the humans is like that. No one cares about dignity.