For some people, the idea of "honor" is foolishness.

Question

do you get why they think so? please explain.. and what is your personal view on honor?

Answer 1

i believe its a thing of the past. back when people had high standards of living. living by ethics, morals and codes. in hope of glory of achieving peoples respect or honor for a glorious achievement. "honor your mother and father", priests, elders, kings, policemen etc.

    i think people who are lacking in self respect and confidence or are looking for power need to be honored or respected. thats where it is foolish

Answer 2

Honor is selfless.  For people who are selfserving it is of no significance.  It is viewed as a flaw to be mocked.  And truthfully, honor does not always mean gain.  Sometimes it means to lose what some consider much.  Others feel that honor is more important than much else and is therefore priceless.  Depends on what is important and what one is willing to give to get it.  Honor can't be bought but it can be sold down the river.  Honor is necessary in MY life, I can't speak for anyone else.

Answer 3

I think that the idea of honor be foolish to some is that some believe it is wrong to put our needs, wants, and us higher than God. That it is wrong of us to claim to much for ourselves. That is wrong to be self-indulged like in pride. Honor is only foolishness in my point of veiw when it is earned wrongly, when it is desired without the willingness to gain, when it is given, when it is undeserved, and honor is something that is earned with or without ambition. It is something that some try and give away, it is something that is labled but sometimes to the undeserving, it is something that is fought for through out tribulations, it something for yourself, for family and friends, for humanity. Honor is worth the fight. Yes ,it is important to a point of self-fulment that is in all naturality.

Answer 4

For them, gain is all, in one way or another. The very idea of honour (the lack of it, in their case) does not even occur to them, and if you make any remark regarding that, they question the word with surprise and disgust, even, as if it were a prudy, old-fashioned norm people used to live by in the middle ages. Not even the idea of 'sin' has such an effect on them, only one of indifference, at worst.

Answer 5

Because they are foolish. My view of honor is positive.

Answer 6

Pride. Which is why many great teachers have said "be not proud". There is a limit to this honorable pride. When we can live with it, and not die for it.