wikipedia says "Loyalty is devotion and faithfulness to a cause, country, group, or person." Thnat is a reasonable definition as far as I m concerned. Loyalty can be a virtue or not. Consider the loyalty Hitler's followers exhibited.
In my experience there is no loyalty as pure as the loyalty a dog feels for his/her human. That was made abundantly clear to me recently when I had a 4-day stay in the local hospital. It started when I was snatched from home on a gurney by four burly emts on a Saturday night. Ginger - my dog - was initially quite upset and barking at them until she realized these people werlatere helping me. Then she was practically inconsolable while I was in the hospital. She spent the days lying by the door waiting for me to return.
Four days later when I returned she was wild with excitement. She seemed to understand that I was very weak and she waited until I made my way to the bed to jump up and snuggle in as tightly as she could get. She laid her head on me and gave her best doggie sigh. Now that I am almost back to normal sheis more playful. She is also quite clever - my normal attire is a pair of shorts. Ginger has figured out that if Iput on long pants I am going somewhere and she immediately heads for the front door, where she remains until it is time to leave. As soon as the door opens she dashes out, runs down the stairs and waits by the driver side door to take her place in the back seat. truth be told, I enjoy the company.
Personally, I am very loyal to my family and friends. I am fortunate to have some friends that I have known for over 50 years. They have always been there for me and I for them. We live on opposite sides of the country but that does not matter. When Lynn died 3 years ago 4 days later 3 of them showed up in Ft Worth to check on me. That is loyalty.
That is my quicjk take on this weeks topic. Be sure to see what my choorts have to say ontheir blogs - Ramana, Pravin, Maria.
Glad to hear of you're continuing recovery from your medical issues. Good that you have friends as you mention. I know exactly what kind of loyalty of which you speak from both a loved and faithful dog and a life long friend, who I just wrote about following her departure from this earth. How fortunate we are to have such caring people in our lives.
ReplyDeleteAmen to that joared.
DeleteNothing like a dog during convalescence. Both of us are lucky to have them in our lives and I totally agree that nothing quite beats the loyalty that a dog shows to its family. I am also delighted that you are on the mend.
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