Take 100% Responsibility
This morning I watched a segment on the Today Show involving a woman who sued (and won) her financé for “jilting” her - that is, backing out on his “promise” to marry her. The court awarded her $150,000 in this suit.
I am not aware of all the details of the case, but apparently, her strongest argument was that she left a good job to move to another state in order to marry him. She relied on him to make good on his promise so it was his fault that she quit her high-paying job.
This is just one example of a situation that we are seeing more and more of these days: Many people do not take responsibility for their own actions and decisions. It’s always someone else’s fault - they must blame someone else.
We are 100% responsible for everything that happens in our lives. We are responsible for making our own decisions about where we work, what we eat, who we spend time with. And, we decide to choose happiness over misery, good health over bad, understanding over anger.
It sets a dangerous precedent to legally reward someone for abdicating responsibility and placing blame for their own actions on to someone else. I recognize that there are always 2 sides to every story, and we only saw one side of this story (and we didn’t even see all the details). Regardless of the details, the message that is being presented to the public is that we can blame others for our decisions and get rewarded for it. Definitely the wrong message.