Is Honor Worth Dying for?

Honor has been a goal that every person is trying to achieve. However, in my opinion, the definition of honor has changed from that of the medieval times. I think to become a knight is an honorable thing itself. The name “knight” is chosen and granted by a king for who is considered brave, loyal, and devoted to his country and king. Thus a knight’s idea honor must had been to win in a jousting battle or war, to defend his country from any harm or attacks from enemies, and to maybe die in a war , which is considered very heroic. The modern day’s idea of honor is sometimes quite shallow. People nowadays often determine whether a thing is honorable by seeing its monetary value. For example, people can think that getting hired by a high paid job is very honorable. What is honorable can also be determined by whether that thing is honorable by its popularity. An awarded artist’s work can appear to be honorable and an artist who is obscure may be not as honorable. I think the main similarity between the two different period’s ideas of honor is the want for glory, sense of achievement, and the desire of praise from others. A modern-day knight can be the president who decided a country’s diplomatic strategy and works to remain a country’s safety and prosperity.