I heard an unfortunate story today that shows the total lack of taking responsibility for our actions in this country. The story was about how homes under foreclosure often are left dangerously in disrepair...in this case, with swimming pools filled with murky water. A young girl had fallen into a pool while under the care of her grandparents who were inside the neighboring house and thought she was in their backyard. In the story, the reporter was asking the question, "Who is to blame for this tragedy?" Is it the bank, the city, who? Not once was it mentioned that the grandparents had failed to keep an eye on their granddaughter. And when they interviewed the mother of the girl, she NEVER mentioned her parents being at all to blame. How quickly our litigious society looks to blame someone else for our misfortunes. It was tragic that this happened to this young girl, but let's take responsibility for our own actions...or inaction.
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