Honor Decoded

Honor...Well there's a word sometimes used without being fully understood. Honor is a moral code of personal conduct that a man governs himself with. You don't need to be rich or affluent to have honor. You don't need to be educated or smart. Skills or talents are not nessesary. Good looks and charisma are not needed. In short you can be a broke, homely, talentless dope with all the social graces of a pot bellied pig, yet be a honorable man. In fact, honor is only evident and built when mistakes are made or trouble occurs. A flawed man who quickly rights himself builds an honorable repretation with the person he's wronged. Honor is built as integrety is exercised. So you... are the perfect guy to walk in honor because you're a screw-up. And you'll have ample opportunity to build some. (Don't get riled, I am too.) Here's another mindboggeling point... The ability to honor (verb) that which is honorable (adjective) denotes honor (noun) in a man and makes him worthy of honor from those around him. ( boy I hated English class so I hope that's right.) I have seen this in action in the man culture I grew up around and more recently in the pack that I belong to now. I know a leader of men who honors the man over him. And in turn, the men whom he leads, honors him. Let's look at some official definitions. Honor (noun) 1. honesty, fairness and integrity in ones beliefs and actions. 2. A source of credit or distinction. 3. High respect as in worth, merit or rank. Honor (verb) 1. To hold in high respect; revere. 2. to confer distinction upon. Honorable (adjective) 1. Of high rank, distinction or high moral quality. 2. Worthy of honor and high respect; estimable; creditable. Well... enough English class already! Let's look at some quotes...Walter Lippmann says, “He has honor if he holds himself to an ideal of conduct though it is inconvenient, unprofitable, or dangerous to do so." Or..."He who sows virtue reaps honor."- Leonardo da Vinci. And again, my favorite movie quote from Rob Roy "All men with honor are kings - but not all kings have honor." What is honor? Honor is... what no man can give ye, and no one can take away. Honor is a man’s gift to himself. Enough said.