Responsibility: A conscious commitment.

“ALWAYS assume full responsibility for your performance and never make excuses or appear angry or disinterested.” a small excerpt from Bret L. Simmons and his contribution to the student branding blog regarding a much more broad topic of the how and  why to impress your instructors in addition to some reasonable steps to achieve  those results.  Responsibility is being answerable or accountable, as for something within one’s power, control, or management. (Dictionary.com/responsible)

Today I became the gracious recipient of a form of social responsibility, unbeknownst to me I had left my wallet on a table after class and was none the wiser.  A fellow classmate, who had no external  mechanism, or social system to “do the right thing”  however he took it upon himself, through an internal mechanism and subsequently informed me of my negligence.  So, Jason, I thank you both for the assistance in keeping my wallet exactly where it does me the most good; but also in a much more meaningful and fundamental way for reaching out and expanding your realm, and being answerable for something that you made a conscious choice to bring within your power to control and influence.

The underlying assumption that I have about life is those that have the means, so too do they have a responsibility in the representation and management in the application of those means.  As a very personal example, my best friend and I began coursework at the university at the same I had, as a result of, my mother’s due diligence applied literally every other day for this scholarship or that scholarship.  By the time things were said and done, and it BEINGtime to pay the tuition piper I had overflow for my living arrangements off-campus.  Well, there was an issue with my friend’s scholarship and through no fault of his own, the powers that be were no longer able to honor the pledge and he would not have continued his formal education.  I have a somewhat overdeveloped sense of responsibility but my proudest moment to date was providing that opportunity for him.