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Comradeship. I saw that word used in a Thread as of late...Comradeship. When I read that word I think of soldiers in a foxhole...depending on one another to stay alive...how could an event like that not form a strong real bond...a comradeship. See...the word "comradeship" in that context is "Gold". Blood was spilled forming those...in that scenario the word was forged in steel. Unbreakable.

I think such words these nights are thrown about much too easily. Used way too often when they are not forged in steel. Love...Loyalty...friendship...comradeship...all without a core...without a steel core. Oh sure...sure...it sounds and feels good to use them...the illusion feels all warm and fuzzy to belong...but...when most are finished with them they are cast off like soiled underwear...then on to the next. Oh I have seen it countless times...hundreds....thousands of times.

In my being those words are forged in steel...they are Blood And Gold. I do not toss them about Willy Nilly as seems to be the way these nights. I need very few...but of those few...I demand a steel core...I demand Blood And Gold...I am worth that...are you?

Your thoughts of honour are commendable, but unfortunately those words are tossed about and taken for granted these days. As well as the words "respect," "dignity," "eldership," etc. It is very unfortunate that certain words of commendability and virtue are tossed in the wind like hot air from a buffalo.

Society really needs to go back into dictionary and learn the definition(s) of key words before obliterating them into obfuscated definitions that make them loose their appeal.

Odd isnt it, like the world needs to go back to that alchemical addage of the philosophers stone, blood is the vital spirit, Gold is the Supernal form of Man, where one embraces this. One becomes the whole.

I agree with the above. It is a shame, to few take on such a task as to understand, knowing deeply and without a doubt what they are forged in.

those are major strong words and should be honored to the heart and soul of the being usen them. i my self will not say the word promise unless i know for sure i can keep it i will say may be i will try but never promise because i want to be as good as my word

My Father only used that word "Comradeship" when he spoke of his World War II comrades. He always told me those were the only true friends he ever had...because they would have died for each other.

In answer to the questions..I agree...the word "Comradeship" is thrown around too easily in 2009. Very few people are truly willing to lie their life down for that of a friend.

And in answer to the last question, YES, I am worthy of such because the few I actually call "friend" is a word I consider sacred...and when I am a friend, I am a true friend ...However..that true mutual Comradeship is very, very rare in this day.

Even friends, is becoming a genericly applied term.

What ever happened to the progression.. associate.. Aquaintance, Friend.. then Comrade..

To may want social relations like Fast Food.. seldom do they notice that to live off "Junk Food" is not practical.

You worded it way better than me, Dab. What you say is very true.

Words are subjective, and usually never have the intensity that the author intended. A word could illicit more meaning, or less. They are magic, in the way, that they can provoke unintentional thought at the "spiritual" level of the listener.

Combined with sound, and will; real changes can be affected. Words are a microcosm of thought; just as are the alphabet, and the symbols used to make the alphabet.

Words misused, can have as positive an effect, as words properly used, could have the negative.

Fluency in a language is usually described as understanding more than the primary usage of a word in the language. The more layers of understanding of the tonal authority, etymology, and tertiary uses of the words you use, the more magic you can evoke with them.

well it isad that people in this day and age use words that they have no idea what they actually stand for or mean. I am one who does not use the word promise loosely. If it is not in my control of soemthing I sure am not gonna promise that it is. That is just crazy .

I have many acquaintences and few I actually call my close friend. The ones I do will do as I would die for me as I would for them. To even give that to a person you have to really respect and love them and many do not do either these days.

Are you talking about an internet site?

My Grandfather was in the second world war and he would use that word 'Comradeship' a lot.

I like the use of your words Blood and Gold, however in the real world values have changed in the last sixty five years.

Love...Loyalty...friendship...comradeship...with a functional family, will have a steel core.

Easy that notion has being turned into interest, in the past was about honor and respect of other human sensitive difference with a slight of backstabbing from time to time, now is all about: what you have, what you can give me, or what we can share, what defines some of the present relationships.

I would rather have a dedicated enemy, then a fair weather friend.


On most sites.. myspace etc... "friend" is a gratuity.. often people who are self involved inflate their esteem by numbers.. the more people I approach the better they feel.. the more secure they assume themselves.

Then there are associates, that expect other associates, or casual aquantances to champion for/with them against any perceveived insult, or offense.

such people are often found to strife with conflict when they are approached to stand against a mutual associate.

I have found some aquantances to be more reliable then friends.. It is my practice to avoid people who "buddy up" to quickly from aquaintanceships.

Comradery indicates a friendship that has been tried, set to forge.. very Very rarely found. When people demand ones loyalty, there is nothing wrong with asking.. "What am I getting back?"

I agree with Dab. I also notice that sometimes the amount of friends one has, is used to threaten someone.

Quality is more important than quantity and friends are there for the company, a shoulder to cry on, not used to threaten others.

Ah yes, the old ghetto subscription "I got numbers." I have heard that one before. Go ahead with your "numbers", I will take them all on. Yes, just poor little ole me.

As well as that peer mentality when more then one are about of the same group, they tend to gang up on you just for the sake of spite. That group relation scenerio.

I have to commend you on the words Blood and Gold, that is such a rarity that which you speak of.

I remember when my brother said that your best friend will always be the one next to you when facing death in the eye, praying to god,
* (even if they have no religion)* that person will be the one who is your comrade and no other..

Today most run when one gets in trouble and that sickens me even at my age I would not run I would do whatever it took to help the person, even at my own expense. People today are afraid to get *involved* so that explains it in a nutshell.. I think. but, just my opinion.

Motive for Drama: to test gratuitous friendships, how many petty peeps incite drama to see how their friends side against mutual, or other friends?

However such practices must be done "cloak, and dagger" once brought out in public the instigator risk exposuer.

The common factor is the mole.. yes that implies that a third party is sent in to ferret out (under pretense of aquantance) the second party for any tibit that can be used as salvo, or material for fabrication.

It's a shame once words used to be all a man/woman had was their word and reputation of keeping their word but through the generations this has changed society does not judge us on our word anymore its what we have got materially and the job we have...

So words that once had great meaning has been lost to most people over time...hence why they are tossed about.

I think as the world and technology evolves we are losing the essence of alot of things people are changing losing there sense of themselves as I believe they do not have meaning to their words therefore they search for meaning else where. For example have you ever noticed that people
that tell you a spade is a spade or are straight up tell you how it is are always strong people they don't deny themselves the truth of their words are much stronger in knowing who they are?

I prefer to listen then to speak i wonder why :)

I'm a soldier that took the creed and values to heart.
It's not something I take lightly.
I tend to get into pissing contests over what most of the words mean and a lot of people just don't get it.
I love my job. I love what being a soldier entails.
A lot of it is shit, I know, but it's what I do and I wouldn't have it any other way.
I'm worth more than the blood, sweat, and tears I put into protecting my country and I don't like people taking what I do for nothing.