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Essay: "Loyalty"by Ferman Sims "To thine own self be true." Those words kept coming to mind when I thought about the topic of loyalty. In prison I think this is not the easiest thing to do. People expect you to be or act a certain way and this most often is not naturally how we would behave or think. Loyalty may bring up grandiose visions of doing for others. I tried to imagine some heroic scenarios involving things that have happened or I imagined that is how I would act but no matter how I tried, it did not ring true. The instances that struck out the most were the ones where I stuck to a principle or a belief despite the popular conception or opinion held by those around me especially those I hung around with or associated with. Hanging on to my integrity struck me as the most loyal thing I have done since coming to prison. They have this thing here in Texas they call institutional adjustment. Well horse pockey I don't want to adjust to this life that is the most ignorant thing I think I have come across in my life. For me loyalty is to yourself first and your core values. Do not let yourself be changed as far as the values you hold dear. In doing this you will in effect be honest with those around you and in turn I don't think you could show loyalty to others better than being honest with yourself and others.
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