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Is Hamlet Selfish Or Greedy

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During the week, I happened to watch part of a serial where the murdered husband comes back in the body of a young boy and asks his wife to take revenge for his murder. Well, I was impatient to know what will happen, but of course I will have to wait for a few years before the finale. However, my brain started ticking, the following questions streaked in my mind; why do departed ones come back to ask their family members to take action on their behalf? Why don't they reveal the name of the killer openly as Hamlet's father did in the play (of the same name)? Are the departed so selfish that they rather spoil the lives of the beloved living members, for their own peace and well being? Well, I have received no answers.

But then, my mind got diverted …show more content…

Here we are faced with a problem. What is loyalty? Is loyalty siding with a family member/friend regardless whether the person is right or wrong? Is loyalty, 'either you are with me or against me'? How far will we willingly go out on a limb to be loyal at the expense of ourselves, and maybe our careers and daily bread, or the bigger picture? These are questions which are haunting me.

The departed ghosts are explicit in their wishes. The living are problematic. Are we being selfish nowadays when we protect our daily bread, sanity and emotional stability ? What about those who ask us to endanger the above for them, to solve their problems or to take their sides? Who deserve our loyalty? I believe they are the persons who are dependent on us for their sustenance and well-being, our children, our partners, our parents. And, it is a two way traffic.

Nowadays, I hope to breathe, step back and act instead of reacting. I hope to calm my voice and use the correct tone when I speak when I am upset. And I hope to think clearly for myself what is wrong and what is right and act accordingly. Loyalty, should be true, loyalty should not endanger us. Loving people and true friends should not ask us to act on their behalf at our expense and they should definitely not use

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