Brothers trust one another with their innermost secrets, they trust in each others judgment on a range of issues, and they trust each other to "have one another's back" through thick and thin. Moreover, trust is fundamental in creating the
unconditional love on which a brotherhood depends. You've asked me what brotherhood means to me, so let me tell you. It requires time and effort, two steps that many people neglect to take in building relationships. Trust is so hard to gain, yet so easy to lose. Being a Brother means showing your fellow Brother
unconditional love, because it entails respect, reciprocity, loyalty and trust-all of the essential ingredients in creating and sustaining a brotherhood. Unconditional love means loving someone enough to tell them when they are wrong, loving someone enough to want that person to excel in all of his endeavors, and loving someone enough to sacrifice your own comfort for theirs. But as I thought, I realized that
unconditional love goes beyond romantic or parental love. Most importantly, loyalty in a brotherhood breeds trust, which is essential in every serious relationship. However brotherhood is different, brotherhood hinges on trust. Loyalty in ones brother outlasts and outweighs minor disagreements and misunderstandings. No thing, no person, and no word can break the bond between them because of their steadfast commitment to preserve their relationship against all odds. At first I wouldn't relate "
unconditional love to brotherhood".
