The pledged word

Sunday, June 8, 2025 | 05:00 PM |

Customs, good manners, and many human qualities, such as honesty, respect, and loyalty, are born in the family environment when grandparents and parents instill good morals in the children and young people who will be the future of a forward-thinking nation.

The deal, with the word given, is honored

There was a period during the previous two centuries when agreements were made in a direct transaction between ordinary people, without the need for drafting documents, signing at a notary's office, and even less so hiring lawyers to litigate. It was very common to reach a verbal agreement where the binding terms for enforcing the deal were discussed; this was known as "a pledge is worth gold."

^{Fuente: PixabayDigital handshake}

The Age of Knights, where any dispute or dishonor was settled with a sword duel or gunfight. This wasn't the law of the Wild West, where anarchy reigned and the most established and strong groups predominated, using force to keep a group of people subservient.

Their word was worth its weight in gold, and many people took it upon themselves to fully enforce the agreement's key points, where the integrity of the people enhanced the trust in this type of verbal dealings.

I try to fulfill my obligations, las economic, when paying bank loans, also social ones following the instructions of the health specialist.

In my city, somewhat removed from the capital, this legacy was preserved until the end of the 20th century. A signature on paper was not necessary; the word itself was the signature of the pledged word, and the handshake sealed the pact between honorable gentlemen who exhibited their fundamental values of honesty and responsibility with elegance and distinction.

Vision in our days:
Later, a phrase is introduced that may sound contradictory: "the best way to keep one's word is NOT TO GIVE IT," since the lack of values created distrust in fulfilling the deal, so the pledged word began to lose prestige and its value in pure gold began to dilute like salt in water.

_{Story based on the real life of @anecdotas}