Tuesday, September 13, 2011

journal - 6

There are many possible repercussions for blaming someone for something that they did not, in fact, do. However, someone should not even be blaming someone for something that they did not even do. I think people need to step up in who they are and actually own up to the things they have done that are wrong. I do, however, understand that sometimes it is very difficult to take on the responsibilities of your actions, even when it is the right thing to do. The right thing to do usually seems like the hardest thing to do. If someone does not step up and take responsibility for their actions and ends up blaming someone else, I think there are many possible repercussions. One possible repercussion is that people will find out that you did the thing, and then they will find out that you blamed someone else for it. If that happens, people seem to get even more angry and misunderstanding, and often you will get in even more trouble for what you did than if you had simply told what you did in the first place. I think in many scenarios people discover that it would benefit them to just tell the truth in the beginning. Another possible repercussion would be that the other person would receive punishment for something that was your wrongdoing. In this case, the perpetrater of all of it usually feels very guilty and quite often ends up telling in the end that it was them who did it. So yet again, we see that it is often better just to confess and take responsibility for your actions than blaming others, because it is the right thing to do, and because people usually will find out anyway. Another possible outcome of blaming other people for things that you did is that the person you blame could find out, become angry, and seek revenge on you. That is certainly something that people do not want happening to them, and is simply just not worth it. Just tell the truth, it helps make life less stressful and helps you live free of guilt and makes you a more honest and real person.

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