Stabbed In The Back?
You cannot be betrayed by your known enemies. You expect them to stab you in the back and therefore you never turn your back towards them. It is natural behavior for them to undermine you.
It is those whom you trust that betray you; often a good friend.
Julius Caesar must the ultimate example of a betrayal. First his friend Brutus was one of the main conspirators to his assassination. It is said that when Caesar saw his friend amongst the traitors, he covered his head with his cloak and offered no further resistance.
And then his other friend, Marc Anthony, proposed to the senate that the assassins be pardoned. The proposal was accepted; a double betrayal.
Caesars had many enemies and his last words portray that. Et tu, Brute? And you too, Brutus? Better translated as: Even you, Brutus?
You are seldom betrayed when you are strong and firmly in the saddle. It is when you are weak with plenty of enemies, when you can least afford it, that people betray you.
So, by the same definitions, can you be betrayed by your lover? Apparently not; you should expect such behaviour because they say all is fair in love and war.
A wonderful day to you and shoot the traitors like in the olden days.
Comments (87)
What can i say,
you dont think she has a perky smile and eyes that brighten the blogs.
were else could i tell you this, In person maybe? mmm now theres a thought.
And i am not afraid to speak the truth in public,
And you know what i say to be the truth.
Say something pleasant to me too
I can only agree with you. I wonder why we see her so seldom.
Your a funny girl, Still teasing me.
And how do you propose that we meet for coffee, as you know full well that i have been trying to have a coffee with for years now.
You are truly fortunate to have so many friends. I have a inner circle of 6 - for a brief period I had 7 - friends whom I trust explicitly. Most of them I know since school days. All the others, though called friends, I see as acquaintances. Some of then do have the qualities to become a close friend but they still have a lot to proof. I am very possessive of my friendship and don't share it with just anybody.
What a concidence!!!...
I was stabbed by a very close dear friend of mine,
one that I trusted so dearl
one that I shared so much with
one that I protect when someone said something bad about her
one that I consider to be very much a sister to me
and the most hurting part of it all was the fact
most of what she said were not true at all....reminds me of Simmo's blog above yours.....
How did I feel?
I was angry, mad, upset and thought how stupid I could be....
And I have just found out all these about 2 weeks ago...
And to make it even worst, she denied the whole thing
cos I confronted her with the matter.......
Lesson learned the hardway for me......
I will have to go for a few lessons with Simmo before I can attempt that.
He has taken the wind out my sails and it is back to the drawing board for me.
Yes, she begged him to not to go to the senate that day. Also remarkable was that Caesar was very late in arriving. The other conspirators wanted to go home but is was Brutus who kept them there.
He should have listened to his wife.
From what I read was that they feared the power he might gain after being declared lifelong emperor. Dictators to corrupt with time, I guess.
I once received an email from a friend.. very upset and cross with me over something. She said she thought I was her friend and should have acted differently. I was totally bewildered as I had no idea what she was talking about. I wrote her a long letter explaining my understanding of the whole thing. .. to which she sent a very sincere apology back saying that she had taken something completely out of context. Had I reacted as her letter was NOT very nice.. We could have lost our friendship.. we are still good friends.
Yes, people can stab you in the back.. I am not saying they don`t, but I just feel sometimes that a quiet act on our part to try to help a situation not fuel it can bring about good feelings and peace of mind.. if only for yourself.
I tend to disagree. A betrayal usually follows a secret liaison with the enemy. I think it is more a case of wanting something what the betrayed had; be that money, fame, love or whatever; or even a reward from the enemy camp. Greed could be a big factor. Look a Judas. Whey else would you break a hard earned trust if there was nothing to gain for you.
Don't mean to correct you, but it was Pontius Pilate's wife who had the dream about Jesus; not Julius Caesar's.
I guess then it is how we deal with that that shows the true nature of our character.. too and the depth of our friendship. Do we let it turn our hearts against that person or do we try to understand why they did what they did.
I remember a family friend of the Osmonds.. who took care of all their finances .. doing them out of 1000`s maybe millions of dollars. They became virtually broke at one point due to it. It was a very sad time for them. They still loved that man despite what he had done to them. Trust would have to be regained and earned.. but because we have been stabbed in the back we can still .. be the bigger person if we desire.
Betrayals are part of normal human interaction - it seems.
You're correct about Pontius Pilate but it is Therese you should be addressing. Val has not yet decorated my blog today.
From a secular viewpoint Pontius Pilate had problems of his own. Jesus broke no Roman laws and he had no qualms with Jesus. He tried very hard to get the Sanhedrin to back off. He even had Jesus flogged in an effort to get him off the hook. There were unrest at the fringes of the Roman Empire and the Roman garrisons in Palestine was badly under strength. He feared the determination of the Sanhedrin and had to give in. A revolt in Palestine was the last thing he could afford. It would have been the end of his career.
That is onother place where you need to trust no one. Everybody is trying to carve his own career and if a few colleagues must go down in the process, then so be it.
Lots of backbiting at the workplace.
A traitor operates from within a position of trust. As such, he has the opportunities to discus his grievances. If that fails and he cannot reconcile him with the outcome, he should declare his broken loyalty and join the opposition openly. If he pretends to accept and continue to enjoy the trust while undermining his victim, he is without honor.
I would not trust somebody who helped me by betraying his friend/ally. What will prevent him from doing it again?
Maybe not! You didn't call me, and tell me about it. Or did you? And i didn't hear the phone ring!....
I did call but your answering service said you were out of the country. Well, I guess you are - from my vantage point.
I thought you might reconsider.
Dogs do make good body guards but cannot always be with you and backstabbing need not be physical. Sometimes we wont even know that we've been betrayed and by whom. Those are the most damaging betrayals for the traitor retains your trust and is free to continue his devilish work.
I know backstabbers are every where and appear in many forms. That's why I always carried a backpack.. and it's waterproof too..
So if someone stabbed me in the back, it wouldn't hurt me too much..
I believe that our "six sense" always sent us an alarm. It's just most of the time we refused to listen..
Just imagine how many back stabs one can carry in a backpack like that.
Catfoot, I've brought sone refreshments again
Now no wonder I am short.. Always carried heavy things!!
I'm nurturing a glass of red wine again against the cold but hot coffe will do just fine. I better drink it before it get cold. I'll have three slices of the cake please. I'm not greedy - I just like a lot.
That's not a backpack; it is an armory!
Got any light sabres and laser guns in there?