What S are you?

“Its all about you!” “Think about you!” “Focus on you!” “Just worry about you!” and my favorite “You are only responsible for you!”

The world shouts these ideals at us constantly. Whatever happened to “There is no I in team”? Or “Two hands are better than one”? Self absorption is being so fiercely shoved down our throats I fear selfishness is no longer an unfavorable trait, but is instead a way of life. “You are only responsible for you!” This idea is extremely appealing. I myself would like nothing more than to be only accountable for me myself and I. The problem is, humanity doesn’t support this theory. When you are born you automatically take on the job of being a child. With this job comes the responsibility of knowing that what you do will affect those who care for you. When you take on the job of friend, you also take on the responsibility that your actions will have an affect and impact on those relationships. Now this does not mean that you are required to be perfect or even to care. You have your free agency and it is your choice by all means. The thing is I know many selfish people and when I think of them I’m not drawn to them for comfort, wisdom or even friendship. I also know many selfless people. These are they that I not only love and adore and know that I can count on, but also strive to be like. Let’s be honest do you look at someone super selfish and self absorbed and think “Man I want to be like that!” ?

No one can whistle a symphony.  It takes a whole orchestra to play it.  ~H.E. Luccock