Ignoring responsibility means there’s always a price to pay
R esponsibility” isn’t the most fun word. Who wants “responsibility”? After all the dictionary meaning of this word includes notions of “being accountable” “bearing blame” and “having a duty to fulfill” — none of which sound enticing. Of course there’s another meaning — “the opportunity to act independently or to take control ” as in “she’s the one responsible for the major decisions on the project.” Responsibility then can be two-pronged: a privilege and a burden simultaneously; if she is responsible for the decisions then she will also be culpable when issues arise.
Grown Up At Last
How exhilarating to find oneself in one’s own apartment for the very first time — away from the control and direction of parents free to be whatever one wants to be in one’s very own home — to be the “boss” of oneself at last. Or so it might seem. The truth is that there’s a hidden camera in every room of the house and we’re never the boss of ourselves.
Spouses sometimes forget this. They act as if they can do whatever they want because after all no one seems to be able to stop them. This is like a thief who picks items off the shelf in a store and slips them into his pocket; no one interferes so he feels free to continue. He bypasses the cashier walking straight toward the exit. See? He got away with it! Only until the front door of course.
At this exit to the outer world a loud beeping noise announces that unpaid items are on his person. Confronted by officers the thief explains that he just “forgot” to pay. His story is belied by the video-recording of him carefully looking to the left and the right as he surreptitiously slips the items into an inner pocket.
