Posted by
Steve on Sunday, December 17, 2006 12:41:56 PM
Each of us is responsible for our own actions. We may try to shift blame onto others, but the ultimate responsibility for actions is ours. I am brought to this conclusion by the actions of my son. He worked until late last night. He had to get up and be somewhere by 7 am. Usually, I get up early and get ready, wake him up, and drive him there. Last night, he told me to not get him up as he had a ride there and he would get himself up.
When I got up at 7:15, he was still asleep. He missed the opportunity for service that he had at 7. He was responsible for getting himself up in time to be there by 7. It was not my responsiblity. He specifically told me not to get him up. He also specifially told me that he had a ride, so I did not have to get up to give him the ride.
My son may catch some flack for not showing up today. It was his responsibility to be there. If he had any doubts that he was going to make it, he could have asked me to get him up. I did wake up at 6:15 and rolled over and went back to sleep. I easily could have been awake. That was last minute, but early enough to give him time to get there. I feel sorry that he missed the chance, but it was his responsibility.
One good thing that happened for him missing this service opportunity, it rained this mornng. If he had gone, he would have been rained on for about 45 minutes. Not a long time, but enough to make things thoroughly miserable.
Responsiblity is something that is in short supply in the United States today. People are blaming others for their shortcomings. It is difficult to realize that you made a mistake. It is even harder to face up to that in front of others. It is so much easier to blame someone else for your mistake. That way the other person takes the blame for your mistake and you get off scot free.