“I have been asked what I mean by ‘Word of Honor.’ I will tell you: Place me behind prison walls-walls of stone ever so high, ever so thick, reaching ever so far into the ground-there is a possibility that in some way or another I might be able to escape; but stand me on the floor and draw a chalk line around me and have me give my word of honor never to cross it. Can I get out of that circle? No, never! I’d die first.”
-Karl G. Maeser
What he’s saying here that his Word of Honor means everything. That’s his word of honor. He can’t lie. He can’t do otherwise because that’s like a promise. He said put him behind prison walls and he could try to escape but have him give his word of honor not to cross a chalk circle they put him in and he wouldn’t. Once you give your word of honor you have to keep your word. That’s making a promise to do something. You’re choosing to be honest and follow your word. Your word of honor is something you can’t break. Your word of honor is just as serious as a promise. Break it and you lose your trust with others. Break it and no one will be able to believe you anymore. Just like a promise, don’t give your word of honor if you can’t keep it. It’s not a game or just a word.
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