Loyalty in Rotary What it is to be loyal? Loyal is someone that does not betray someone, one who is loyal to a reference. To be loyal to an organization involves questions of feeling, of respect, of fidelity, essential factors to a permanent relationship. Loyalty requires some sacrifice and in Rotary the sacrifices are of time, resources or priorities without future regrets. Who do not understand this should rethink their condition of members. Loyalty causes a feeling of confidence, accomplishment and of belonging. Confidence (cum fidere = with faith), connected to constancy and perseverance, are factors tied to loyalty in a biunivocal form. Being generated in Rotary by a healthy fellowship it turns out in time in loyalty. This fellowship is the one produced by a sincere relationship that after many weeks of mutual acquaintance, we start to deposit in our fellows. Fellowship is then a fundamental factor to develop mutual trust, by which we will serve together. Loyalty in Rotary is very similar to the loyalty in the family that is expressed by enduring compromise and common objectives. Wish to be loyal is a noble aspiration that enobles. Having conscience and strengthen the value of loyalty is a need. It is necessary that in the many possible opportunities presented to give the just value to the loyalty to the Object of Rotary.
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