Personal responsibility was something my parents taught us kids at a very young age. If we made a decision, even in haste, we couldn’t go back. We had to deal with the consequences no matter how much we didn’t like it. I feel personal responsibility is lost on so many these days.
There are people who do as they wish without understanding how their actions may affect others. Again my parents told us ‘just because Justin would jump of a cliff, doesn’t mean you should’. The power of being our own individual, being responsible for the decision we made was paramount. A lesson that I’m very greatful to have learned.
Personal responsibility was only buying items we could afford, not using credit cards, and not borrowing from others, not even my brothers. It was about my personal accountability. We were raised such that a look was more hurtful than a spanking and the dissappointment in our parents eyes was a death sentence.
Good grades in school were rewarded with privileges just as bad grades had them taken away. It wasn’t just words from my parents, those words were followed by action. All of their actions made each of us understand our personal responsibility.
It is because of this upbringing that I have such a hard time understanding some of the stuff that goes on. First a SnapChatter that uses the speed filter and crashes into a car seriously injured the other driver and just continues to SnapChat her ambulance ride to the hospital. An 18 year old driving a Mercedes, not to stereotype but I wonder how many times she was taught personals responsibility? My guess her personal responsibility was just passed along with the keys and a credit card by the parent.
The individual in the other car will suffer for the rest of his life. And for the suit against SnapChat, I don’t believe they should be at fault. I mean it is for entertainment. If sh wanted to use the filter she could have done so in the passenger seat.
Here’s the article: SnapChatter
Recently in St. Petersburg three teenagers stole a car and ran it into a pond. The officers stated they weren’t able to save them, but now the family is calling for an investigation into the officer’s actions. The teens stole a car and ran it into the pond, not the officers. Again, maybe a lesson of personal responsibility at an earlier age, and the fact that stealing a car is wrong, could have prevented the deaths. The root cause is the teens stealing the car, not the officer’s action or lack there of.
And buy now everyone knows about the affluenza teen. The kid from Texas I believe it was that lived a life of luxury and alcohol and was in a horrific accident yet his punishment was virtually null. He fled to Mexico with his mother to escape charges. Again no responsibility for his actions, and in this case I think the parents are STILL in denial.
Make sure you read the weiting on the photo; I think too many believe the words.
My point here is we all must accept accountability, responsibility, and have a moral compass for everything we do in life. Borrowing $5 from a friend for lunch with no intent of repaying them is stealing, and if you somehow slip ‘I’ll pay you back’ it’s a lie too.
I believe in helping people who are first helping themselves. I give fully, with compassiona and no expectations of being ‘repaid’. My offer comes without strings attached. The best repayment, if you insist on it, is doing something, giving something to others in need. It is this type of action that will get the greatest reward.
It’s time we stop using the excuse ‘it was a stupid mistake’ or ‘ I was just acting stupid’ it’s time to step up and take responsibility. The more responsible we are as individuals the more responsible others will be. We will demand it of them and the world will be a better place one day at a time.
