Loyalty

Whether it is for someone you are well acquainted with or someone you are not, the question stands as to whether or not loyalty can bring about positive or negative consequences. Loyalty is a virtue that may reside within people of different motives, purposes, and behaviors, this being the case; I find it fairly logical to say that it truly depends on the situation. Loyalty indeed may bring about positive or negative consequences, the virtue may prove to achieve what no physical object can or it may drive someone to do things of bad consequences such as going to jail

Now loyalty can be looked upon and seen in many different ways due to its existing in many different situations. In addition, loyalty, when poorly placed, may result in doing fairly regrettable tasks for someone. For example let’s imagine that loyalty is being placed with someone who is untrustworthy and is known for betrayal then running the risk of being horribly betrayed. The situation upon which loyalty is placed where it may be improperly received, presumably, will not end well. As such the improperly placed loyalty would prove to have negative consequences.

Yet however, if we take a look at someone loyally inclined only a bit more wisely placed we may find that the virtue may end up being quite beneficial along with having a good set of positive repercussions. For example, if we imagine that this person has placed their loyalty very wisely and is loyal to someone very kind as well as great full. The situation would imply tasks given with less likely hood of no consideration due to a good kindness, and perhaps the possibility of a great reward for your loyalty due to an appreciative gratitude. And so indeed, when put into this perspective, loyalty may be seen as something of great positive consequences. As such on a side note, with well known loyalty honor and respect for one’s self may be found along with the respect of others.

Now taking a look at someone with loyal obligations may prove to seem to be of negative consequence. For instance, let’s imagine a person who works for, or is loyal to, someone who asks this person to do something they did not want to do. They would find themselves both facing something they didn’t want to do and the reason as to why they didn’t want to do it. Moreover it is easy to think that within this situation loyalty may leave you with a very negative consequence, however, when looking past the bad we may see some good to the situation, like what if they are getting paid or they are doing it to get through school. It changes the perception of the loyalty entirely, instead of being seen with a negative consequence there is a counter balance that neutralizes the situation into being a win win scenario, upon which loyalty is passed when received and received when passed.

In conclusion, I feel that after all the thinking, consideration, and analysis that loyalty can have good consequences as well as bad. As such it would seem that the cause of loyalty being one or the other lies with the placement of the loyalty and the way it gets received.