A LOOK AT LIFE-54 BY- SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY LOYALTY loyalty to what and whom? to an individual who does not understand its meaning to a relationship that stands on permanent interests and hypocrisy to an idea that misguides and takes one to the brink of a calamity or to something else? when loyalty makes one blind to the reality when based on negative reasons and unscientific reasoning, how hazardous it is, instead of fulfilling, it kills the man within in roles and relationships man lives remaining true and doing justice to one's roles, individuals, relationships and values in thoughts, words and deeds is what define loyalty it is never a blind commitment to naked self-interests, dogmas, superstitions and the forces and beliefs, attitudes and endeavours that is against truth and justice man and humanity responding to the larger society its needs and values, collective conscience and betterment of humanity is what mean loyalty to remain loyal to others you are to be loyal to yourself to the man within, to your inner voice the values you inculcated the more you are loyal to yourself the more you are loyal to the rest to truth, love, peace and brotherhood when you are true and loyal to your conscience, you make others loyal and become a better man people and ideologies will come and go, relationships are cultivated, institutions grow and decline, but one's loyalty is beyond these, always to the betterment of humanity loyalty to an individual, to an institution, towards an ideology, man and his whims and caprices irrespective of the goals they strive, means they adopt, which your inner you never accept is but disloyalty to man and the society let your loyalty be full and complete to your love and relationships, ideas and idols and anything you consider true and genuine loyalty lies in listening to the voice of humanity, in a commitment to ideas, endeavours and relationships that is an integral part of man and his development, always in tune with decency and morality, law of the land and betterment of society ©smrutiranjan22.9.2018 #A LOOK AT LIFE-54 BY- SMRUTI RANJAN MOHANTY LOYALTY loyalty to what and whom? to an individual who does not understand its meaning