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30005 Orchard Lake Road
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ON THE MIND
for them.
My first introduction to the word "alle-
People still side with those they are
giance" came when I was in elementary
allegiant to even if they are unhappy
school, where we were taught to recite
with them. It's a longtime bond that stays
the Pledge of Allegiance every morning
strong and never changes, no matter the
after the bell rang.
circumstance.
There I stood with my glasses and
Even with religion, when our faith has
pigtails, facing the flag, hand
been tested, we still remain
on my heart, reciting the daily
loyal and allegiant to God.
pledge with as much spunk as
Being the daughter of a
anyone could muster at 8 a.m.
Holocaust survivor, I was
I didn't really know what
taught early on about loyalty.
allegiance and loyalty meant
My father would always say,
or the impact it would actually
"Karin, be careful who you
have on my life — that is, until
give your loyalty to because
I was much older and those
that person might have an
words would grow to become
allegiance elsewhere:'
Karin K atz
so meaningful and significant
My father was right.
to me.
What I have grown to see
I mean, honestly — do we ever really
in my life is that allegiance outweighs
think about someone's allegiance or loy-
loyalty, and the only people you really
alty until it's called into question?
owe your loyalty to are those who never
Probably not.
make you question theirs.
Allegiance is the loyalty or commit-
ON THE TOWN
ment of an individual to a group or
cause: We can have allegiance to our
Some do-gooders we find to have strong
country, our families, our children and
allegiance to causes dear to them:
our religion.
LeBron James and other Cleveland
Loyalty, on the other hand, is the faith- Cavaliers attended Children's Tumor
fulness to commitments or obligations, to
Foundation's the Benefit III at Cobo Hall
a person, place or thing We can be loyal
on Nov. 7, to support Cays owner Dan
to our friends, to a particular restaurant,
Gilbert. More than $5 million was raised
to a certain grocery store or to our hair-
that evening.
dresser.
Jewelry artist Linda Golden held a
But how loyal are we, really?
jewelry and accessory event at her beau-
Are we loyal shoppers only until the
tiful home on Nov. 15 and 16 to benefit
next best thing? (Code name "Consumer Jewish Hospice of Detroit. Other artists
Chameleon:')
who participated were Kathy Mamat,
Are we loyal to our friends and fam-
Olga Babushkina, Laurie Winston,
Diane Mondry, Carol Ellis and
ily members until they get divorced or
break up? (The Blood is Thicker than
Arlene Lullove. Hundreds of Jewish
women came to show support by pur-
Water Law.)
chasing gorgeous accessories.
Are we loyal to our partners only
On Nov. 14, the DIA hosted its annual
until someone better comes along? (The
Gala — heArt of our City. Seen in the
Bigger, Better Deal Syndrome.)
crowd were Nancy and Jimmy Grosfeld,
Are we loyal to people just as a means
Connie and Mickey Ross, Nicole and
to social climb or attach ourselves to
Stephen Eisenberg, and Elyse and
their connections? (Otherwise known
David Folton.
as social engineering or social agenda
The National Kidney Foundation of
fraud.)
Michigan will hold its Kidney Ball Dec.
C'mon, let's face it — loyalty these
5 at the Motor City Casino Hotel. Tickets
days seems to have a shelf life. You
are still available at (800) 482-1455. *
know, an expiration date. Kinda like
milk. I feel like it's dependent on cir-
Karin Katz explores her Zen-centric journey into
cumstance and situation and very
temporary.
self-awareness through her nationally renowned
blog BuddhaBarbie.com. Contact her at
But allegiance — well, allegiance, in
my opinion, is permanent and comes
bbarbiejn@gmail.com for comments, questions,
from those who have shown consistent events and sightings.
loyalty throughout time. Some were
born into it, and others have it chosen