The title will surely raise some eyebrows.

What I mean here is loyalty. We all know that dogs are very loyal animals who will always stand by their owners. The perfect example is the famous Japanese dog Hachikō who waited for his owner for 10 years without realizing that his owner has passed away due to stroke.

It was a story which has touched the hearts of millions and it is still very popular now. I believe that a lot of us have a thing for ‘loyalty’ but sadly, it is also something which is becoming rare in our society nowadays.

• A job hopper who will change job to get better salary even if the company treats him very well.
• A company which decided to cut its hardworking employees off just because the CEO screwed up.
• A company which ignores the fact that a particular employee has worked more than 40 years for it.
• A lover who decided to ditch his/her spouse of over 5 years just because the person is no longer interesting.
• A security guard which is paid to look after a warehouse ended up as the thief.
• A son who decided to place his parents at old folks home without asking them.
• or an old friend who decided to betray his friend for a few thousand dollars.
• etc.

The list can go on forever. It’s really obvious that as our society progresses or so-called “improves”, the level of trust will deteriorate, and thus making the word ‘loyalty’ more like a myth. Perhaps this got something to do with the greediness in us? Or perhaps it has something to do with the unlimited number of choices we have nowadays (good friend selling 1000, but someone I don’t know selling 500 for the same thing. Which one will you go?).

Well, I don’t know about you guys but I personally feel that this is quite a bad sign. With the direction that we (as a society) are moving to, I do wonder if people will still trust each other in the future.

Hopefully, more and more people will read about the story of Hachikō and maybe..just maybe…..bring ‘loyalty’ back to the picture.