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======Balance and Responsibility I - Where are you? ...======
Monday, August 9, 2010. What is a responsible life? I think about someone, who is
reliable and is caring. Someone who will make sure, things are going well. I think
about someone, you can rely on.
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**What is my idea of responsibility**
What is your idea of responsibility? A responsible manager will make sure that
the company is doing well! He will take all necessary steps to let the firm
flourish and prosper. His responsibility is both towards the owners or share holders
and towards the people working in the company. Their life depends to a good part
on their employer. And he is responsible to society for what his company does,
for the damage it causes to the nature and to the environment.
Responsibility might be difficult. Am I responsible for everything? Taking risks
is quite dangerous if you are responsible. You need to try everything to keep the
risks low. In Germany some people tried to bring the "love parade" to the town
Düsseldorf. They took risks to do this and then there were big problems and
people died in a mass panic. After that it was quite difficult to find someone to
take responsibility for this. There is a real problem behind this! How far does
responsibility go? Do I see my full responsibility?
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**Where am I?**
I wonder where you are with responsibility? Where am I myself? Do I take the
responsibility which I should? Or am I taking too much responsibility?
For example: if there is a state in a remote country, which is bringing death
and starvation to its people, where is MY responsibility? Can I change people
who are killing others for reasons of faith? I can pray for them. I can offer
help. I can try to do my bit. But I do not have the power to change the population
of a country I am not living in. Or do you have better suggestions?
On the other hand, I can change things in my immediate environment. I can take
responsibility for myself, for my family, for my partner and my kids. I can do
things here. Where am I with my responsibility?
Responsibility need to be balanced and mature. But we need to start acting
responsibly first, otherwise we cannot balance anything and we cannot become
mature with it. Are you a responsible person? Are you developing yourself? Are
you making progress? Where are you? Where am I? Let us ask the Lord to guide
our heart, our reasoning and our actions over the next days when we continue
to explore an important topic!
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