What Ever Happened To Personal Accountability And Responsibility?
A couple of weeks ago, I tripped over some uneven concrete at the boat marina and badly sprained my ankle. I quickly hasten to add that it was 7am – and I was on my way to the boat, not from it – when my very ungraceful fall occurred. At the time I remember thinking “I’ll sue them for this”. Subsequently, more than a few people, having heard my story have said exactly the same thing. It seems that the only thing people know how to do anymore is point the finger elsewhere, blaming something or someone else for their problems, their actions, their feelings, their sprained ankles. So, let me say right up front, I am prepared to admit that I was the “goose” for falling over. I should have been watching what I was doing. I accept personal responsibility. I’ve got to be personally accountable for my actions. And, surely as a society we have got to start exercising more personal responsibility and accountability; otherwise we are all going to drown in futile litigation. Personal accountabilit
