>>>>>>Imagine if every single one of us embraced the concept that everything that happens to you in life is your responsibility, your fault, your credit, your decision. If every single one of us went through life believing that everything we have, everything we screwed up everything we lost everything we gained was a result solely of the decisions and actions we did. Imagine how difficult that would be for most people. Because that means that every time something goes wrong in your life, you have to then blame yourself and you have to look inside yourself, and you have to be introspective.
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>>>>>>If you go through life constantly believing that everything that happens to you is a result of your decisions then you place that on other people as well and you always expect the best effort from your fellow citizens.
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>>>>>I would qualify that by adding "as adults".
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>>>>No qualifications.
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>>>>>For example, if you're born with debilitating genetic or teratogenic problems, I wouldn't include that. If you're abused as an infant or child, I wouldn't include that.
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>>>>Everyone is born with different circumstances and challenges. From the debilitating genetic, to the abused to the coddled. Instead of seeing an insurmountable challenge, see life. The perspective of special olympians is exquisitely helpful in understanding this.
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>>>I would not tell someone born with a debilitating problem that it was their fault, or their decision.
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>>Nor would I. Nor would I pity them nor encourage them to ignore their failures "because of their condition".
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>>>>>What happens when such individuals reach adulthood? Do you:
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>>>>>- Coddle them completely
>>>>>- Tell them to "suck it up"
>>>>>- Something in between?
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>>>>What happens between birth and adulthood is more critical as it will form their understanding and expectations of the world in adulthood.
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>>>What about individuals who are incapable of assuming responsibility?
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>>Sounds like we're drifting into under 1% territory here. Example?
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>Bill Clinton.

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