"Loyalty is a prison to the loyal and a convenience for the recipients" ~My Journal 3/8/22
Perhaps it's the political climate we're living in where one party's loyalty to their chosen leader seems to be almost unhinged in it's ideals. It's as if they're stuck in a prison of their own making and anything contradicting their view is a visceral threat to their well being.
Perhaps it's that I'm in a place now where I am not forced into fealty to a higher management's eccentric and irrational whims to prove that I am doing what's best for the organization, despite their desperate attempts to dismantle it piece by piece until all that is left is dysfunction and "yes-men."
Perhaps I feel more secure in myself and offer loyalty only to those who give it in return. Those who are worthy of my effort. And those who have been through the fires of Mordor with me, only to have us arrive outside the hell-scape slightly worse for wear, but intact - loyalties forged even stronger than before.
What is more worth noting is the "convenience" of the loyalty. How easily it was given by me in exchange for so little in return. It didn't mean anything when I ceased giving my loyalty to unworthy people. They just silently disappeared from my life. Not even a word of protest. Because it was more a hassle than convenience for them to try to keep my loyalty.
This also includes brands and companies with their rewards points (or lack thereof). If there's not a brand loyalty program, or a strong brand quality assurance then I tend not to invest my consumer dollars in that brand/company. I think on reflection, I make these companies and brands work harder in the past for my loyalty than I do the people, and jobs in my life.
Wow...that's sad.
But at least I have let the unworthy go. Anyway, this is your sign, dear readers, to let them go. A more updated saying is "If they _____, let them." Don't give your loyalty away to those who see it as a convenience.
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