Personal Responsibility

Blog Post 2

Posted by juarketsquare at 6:36 PM

How do you define personal responsibility? When something bad happens that involves you, how do you know whether or not you bear some responsibility for it? 

       
            I define personal responsibility as an obligation to take the blame for a situation that has occurred. It is when someone has acknowledged the fact that they played a part in something that happened. It takes maturity to take personal responsibility in most cases.

               I believe we all have a conscience and we know when we do something wrong. For example, if I choose to play with a ball inside of my house and I break something, I know I did wrong and what I broke was not broken because it was in my way and the ball just happened to go there, it broke because I chose to play in the house. I think that most of the time, if something goes wrong and we are involved, we bear at least some of the responsibility of what occurred. 
             Even though excuses are often made, I think that even if someone has only participated a little bit in what happened, that little bit of input can make a difference and that person is responsible. At a certain point in life, we all know right from wrong and when I know that I chose wrong in a situation, I bear responsibility for it.  

Exploring the unknown

One way people have explored the unknown is by sailing on a ship, or by other means of  transportation, for months on a carefully planned out journey and basically ending up somewhere. Another way people have explored the unknown is by exploring new styles of music, literature, and art.
I think some individuals have devoted themselves to a life of exploration and discovery to simply feel satisfied that they have done something extraordinary and have contributed to our world; while some, may  just want to gain knowledge and subdue their own curiosity.
The type of devotion it takes to explore the unknown comes with sacrifice. Some of the sacrifices include: giving up conventional ways of living, possibly giving up some other hopes and dreams in order to fulfill this particular one, and going through hardship.