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Everyone has felt the sting of betrayal, or has betrayed another, and most of us have been on both sides of the line at one time or another in our lives. However, like many things in this world, not all betrayals are the same.
For instance, perhaps you tell a trusted friend something in confidence, and they in turn tell someone else of what you told them. Or a woman leaves her husband, taking their children and all that they have with her, without so much as a note explaining why. Or else maybe you make plans with a group, but something that you could never have anticipated changes, and you no longer wish to continue with the plans that were made for reasons that you did not appreciate before.
All of these things might be considered betrayals, and yet, what about the circumstances surrounding these acts of unfaithfulness? What if the thing you told your friend in confidence was something that could have gotten them seriously hurt, like the use of an illegal substance? What if the husband is beating the woman, or her children, and finally she gets up the nerve to do something about it? What if your ideals and way of looking at life had suddenly changed, and you no longer wished to follow through with something that you might have done before?
Yes, they are all forms of betrayal to someone, but sometimes there can be reasons behind a betrayal that are not always known to others and sometimes they can even be necessary for the good of all. Now of course, sometimes they may be bad reasons, but that is not always going to be the case.
Betrayal, like beauty, is oftentimes in the eyes of the beholder.
For instance, perhaps you tell a trusted friend something in confidence, and they in turn tell someone else of what you told them. Or a woman leaves her husband, taking their children and all that they have with her, without so much as a note explaining why. Or else maybe you make plans with a group, but something that you could never have anticipated changes, and you no longer wish to continue with the plans that were made for reasons that you did not appreciate before.
All of these things might be considered betrayals, and yet, what about the circumstances surrounding these acts of unfaithfulness? What if the thing you told your friend in confidence was something that could have gotten them seriously hurt, like the use of an illegal substance? What if the husband is beating the woman, or her children, and finally she gets up the nerve to do something about it? What if your ideals and way of looking at life had suddenly changed, and you no longer wished to follow through with something that you might have done before?
Yes, they are all forms of betrayal to someone, but sometimes there can be reasons behind a betrayal that are not always known to others and sometimes they can even be necessary for the good of all. Now of course, sometimes they may be bad reasons, but that is not always going to be the case.
Betrayal, like beauty, is oftentimes in the eyes of the beholder.
