Mineko Iwasaki once said, “Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.” When the topic of betrayal is discussed, it is usually described in terms of marriage vows, friendships, or work relationships. These types of betrayals are undeniably heart wrenching and can have a direct effect on a person’s life. Betrayal can make you feel as though you were slapped in the face, punched in the gut, or kicked in the groin all at the same time. The funny thing about it is that you can never be betrayed by someone or something you already know may not have the best intentions for you or your heart. One of life’s many lessons is to learn how to get through something such as betrayal, whether you need to pray for the strength …show more content…
For instance, a wife giving her mind, body, and soul to her husband who, unbeknownst to her, has a mistress he sees on every “business trip” he takes away from her. What is done in the dark; always comes to the light eventually. So, when the wife sees the light, ironically it becomes the darkest moment of her life, leaving her with a choice to stay or work through the pain of being betrayed by the man she loves. To the contrary, a wife who does not have to work because her husband works hard to give her everything the world has to offer, so she decides to use his hard earned money for lingerie, hotels, and lavish restaurants to court a pool boy on the side. Breaking wedding vows is one of the most intimate forms of betrayal that exist. This betrayal often leads to divorce, which impacts both the husband and wife’s lives as well as the lives of their children if applicable. A friendship with someone can be just as intimate as marriage between two …show more content…
Through time, these individuals form bonds with their co-workers so strong that they confide in them before friends or family. However, things can get tricky when your work relationships, conflict with the way in which you earn your living. Everyone at work is on a quest to move higher in the chain, but some will do anything to get ahead. For example, a young man worked from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 a.m. on a business proposal he thought would benefit his company. He had to present the proposal to his leadership at 7:00 a.m. that morning so, he forwarded the proposal to his co-worker, and asked him to set it up in the briefing room before he went to sleep. He woke up later than expected giving him only ten minutes to get to work. By the time he reached the briefing room his co-worker had concluded his presentation and taken all of the accolades as well as a
We have all been there, trusted someone then they turn right around a betray you.
People can be betrayed in a variety of ways for different reasons, by anyone in their lives. A close family member or a best friend could betray one. They may go behind one’s back in order for more personal gain, but sometimes they commit betrayal in the interest of one’s benefit. A not so close friend could betray one’s trust by telling a secret or situation that was told or seen in confidence that was broken for a juicy story or just slipped unnoticed. Some people betray their friends or enemies in order to make them look bad; such as spreading a rumor about said person.
The worst part about betrayal is that most people never even find out that they have been betrayed. A man could go on vacation, cheat on his wife, return home, and she would never find out. Cheaters and other traitors often tend to have the mindset of “I never lied, you just didn’t ask.” Another popular phrase is “It’s not illegal if you don’t get
In the essay “How to Be Dead and Not Care”, Thomas Nagel replies to Rosenbaum and Epicurus by bring up an example of being betrayed by a friend. For example: let’s say your best friend sleeps with your husband and you die not knowing that they did that behind your back when you were living. Thomas Nagel would say it harms you even if you never found out. However, Epicurus, Rosenbaum and I believe it doesn’t harm you, because you never experience the
Thesis: Betrayal is a form of deception and disloyalty that breaks people’s trust, creates conflicts, jeopardizes relationships, impacts people in a negative manner and leads people to their demise.
My sixteen week class in English 111. I was really nervous about this class. Because English has never been my strong point. This class has hard, but fun all at the same time. I learn a lot from this class. Meanwhile,the first day of class you handed a paper with a question on it. “The first thing I want to say to you who are students is that you must not think of being here to receive an education; instead, you will do much better to think of being here to claim one.” Even though putting my all in what I have learned, claiming my education with hard work because using the skills of the meal plan, as we write to different audiences and learning to be a Critically thinker as I start becoming a critically-Literate Citizenship.
"Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love." (John LeCarre) In William Shakespeare's The Tragedy of King Lear, characters are betrayed by the closest people to them. The parents betray their children, mostly unintentionally. The children deceive their parents because of their greed and power hunger. Their parents were eventually forgiven, but the greedy children were not. Parents and their children betray one and other, and are only able to do so because they are family, however, the children betray for greed while the parents betray through the credulity caused by their children's greed.
In short story “The Cheater’s Guide to Love,” written by Junot Diaz, we observe infidelity and the negative effects it has on relationships. Anyone who cheats will eventually get caught and will have to deal with the consequences. People tend to overlook the fact that most relationships are unlikely to survive after infidelity. Trust becomes an issue after someone has been unfaithful. Yunior, the main character in this story, encounters conflict as he struggles to move on with his life after his fiancée discovers that he has been unfaithful. Over a six-year period, the author reveals how his unfaithfulness has an effect on his health and his relationships.
When someone betrays us, our first response as humans is anger. But anger only gives you a split second of power and fuels bad decisions. It forces you into a corner and makes you easily angry. Instead of turning to anger, we can learn to understand other’s perspective before taking actions we will regret later on.
A man has been married to his wife for seven years. The couple has two beautiful children, a fabulous home, and appear to have the perfect marriage. After the husband leaves work one afternoon, he decides to stop in at the local bar. The man sits at a table in the corner of the room. Not long after his arrival, a woman approaches him. She asks the man if she can join him at his table. The two seem to have quite a bit in common and enjoy each other’s company. The woman asks if he would like to go back to her apartment. He has not had a fight with his wife today. In fact, she surprised him with a love note in his briefcase. Their sex life is enjoyable, frequent, and without complaint. The couple is not currently having financial problems. Despite this, why did the man decide to leave with a stranger and cheat on his wife? A great deal of research has been carried out on the topic of infidelity. Marital therapists have reported that more than half of the couples they counsel are in therapy as a result of infidelity (Atkins, Jacobson citation). Therapists also consider an extramarital affair as, “one of the most damaging relationship events and one of the most difficult problems to treat in couples therapy” (whisman predicting sexual infidelity…). Some therapists estimate that 50% to 65% of couples seek help after an incident of infidelity in their relationship (Atkins, Jacobson & Baucom). Identifying the reasons for this problem are essential to the success of its reduction. Infidelity is not a new phenomenon. However, there was little research on the topic until the late 1970’s (Drigotas & Barta, 2001). Numerous factors have been examined while trying to determine the root cause for extramarital relationships a...
The Odyssey by Homer is a very good example of fidelity and infidelity. The odyssey is a tail of love, courage, and hope. It focuses on "a man of twists and turns." Odysseus is a man whom gets lost at sea because of Poseidon, the god of the sea, he tries to get back to his wife and son in Ithaca. But he is put through so much trouble to get there.
...me again. The deserted or betrayed party will always look upon their spouse differently, thinking and fearing that they will be betrayed again, or left, with no warning. Hurt and pain will be a constant companion, and they will find themselves always questioning their partner’s motives and actions. Perhaps trust is damaged or even destroyed.
Failure can cause trust issues and other problems in the future, when early attempts don’t work out. In Taylor Perry’s movie, “Temptation”, it was about a young woman and a young man who had been best friends since they were kids. As time went by, they started off dating and eventually got married. According to Tyler Perry, there was temptation at the young woman’s job. It was a young man who was rich and had his own company. Therefore, he wined and dined her for a while to show her another side of life. After falling for her client, the young woman left her husband. Once she started living with the client he had introduced her to drugs, he started abusing her, and gave her a disease she could never cure. Long story short, this is a brief example of what can happen when you stop being loyal. The young man who remained loyal was happily remarried and reaped the benefits of being loyal, while the young woman was suffering from the consequences from being
Betrayal has been a problem for mankind for as long as mankind has existed, but what exactly is betrayal? Many authors, psychologists, and philosophers alike have tried to answer that very question with no success. Certain types of betrayal can be beneficial, but more often than not betrayal causes an unfortunate series of events to follow it. One of the greatest examples of this comes from Greek Mythology and the story of Jason and Medea. Jason and Medea lived together as a married couple and had children together, Jason then betrayed Medea by throwing her aside and claiming they were never married. As revenge Medea then killed their children and fled. There are several different types of betrayal. There is betrayal of/by society or the exectutives of the country, betrayal of/by those close to you, and betrayal of/by yourself.
For instance in the story The Storm illustrated the marriage life of two couples that are passing throughout a difficult phase of their marriage and infidelity is performed by men/women. The women characters represented a devoted wife and mother responsible of her duties. They display the kindness and affection that women should demonstrate to their family. Regarding their values, women can be driven by their emotions and commit infidelity. One of the couples, the wife cheat on her husband, but then she realizes that what she has done is unappropriated. However, she confirms her loved to her husband and she could not image her life without him and want to keep her family united. In society preconception about women cheating on their husband is inconsiderable and unacceptable. On the past is was a sin or even worst the life of women were the punishment of infidelity. On the other hand, the husband cheats on his wife who is in a trip with his sons, after the infidelity he communicates to his wife to stay longer if she wants. His wife Clarisse found appropriate to stay away longer from her husband, because