"Responsibility begins with the willingness to be
cause in the matter
of one's life. Ultimately, it is a
context
from which one chooses to live. Responsibility is not burden, fault,
praise, blame, credit, shame or guilt. In responsibility, there is no
evaluation of good or bad, right or wrong. There is simply
what's so,
and your
stand.
Being responsible starts with the willingness to deal with a situation
from the view of life that you are the generator of what you do, what
you have and what you are. That is not the truth. It is a place to
stand.
No one can make you responsible, nor can you impose responsibility on
another. It is a grace you give yourself - an empowering
context
that leaves you with a say in the matter of life."
...
"She took responsibility for being there. It's that
God-damned
simple."
...
explaining how a survivor of a nazi concentration camp was able to
get off it and transform her life
This essay,
A Discourse On Responsibility,
is the companion piece to
Blameless.
