Dear Editor,
The dictionary defines responsibility as "the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management".
I would like to suggest that a large enough notice to this effect be conspicuously erected somewhere in Gordon House so that everyone entering and leaving the building will see it and be constantly reminded of this.
Admittedly, this business of accepting responsibility may not be as easy as we are led to believe. In fact, some suggest that this deficiency may actually be encoded in the DNA of humans.
It has been pointed out that evidence of this can be traced as far back as Adam and Eve. A look at Genesis 3:12-13 of the Bible, subsequent to Adam's eating of the fruit of the forbidden tree, provides ample proof. (12) "And the man said, the woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. (13) And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat."
Here we see Adam offloading his responsibility unto Eve and she in turn doing the same unto the serpent.
Irrespective of what went on before the People's National Party Government under Portia Simpson Miller assumed office, they are currently at the helm of the country, and it is they who now have responsibility for its running and the direction it takes.
The blame game ploy is played out and it is time they grow up, cut out the word-throwing and tracing, and get on with the job they begged the voters for. Or will we still be hearing some time down the road that where we are is because of the Jamaica Labour Party, the International Monetary Fund, the white man, the recession, the hurricane, our former slave masters, etc, etc?
Robert Mitchell
Box 191
Christiana PO
Manchester
mitcib@yahoo.ca
Stop the blame game and run the country
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The dictionary defines responsibility as "the state or fact of being responsible, answerable, or accountable for something within one's power, control, or management".
I would like to suggest that a large enough notice to this effect be conspicuously erected somewhere in Gordon House so that everyone entering and leaving the building will see it and be constantly reminded of this.
Admittedly, this business of accepting responsibility may not be as easy as we are led to believe. In fact, some suggest that this deficiency may actually be encoded in the DNA of humans.
It has been pointed out that evidence of this can be traced as far back as Adam and Eve. A look at Genesis 3:12-13 of the Bible, subsequent to Adam's eating of the fruit of the forbidden tree, provides ample proof. (12) "And the man said, the woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. (13) And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat."
Here we see Adam offloading his responsibility unto Eve and she in turn doing the same unto the serpent.
Irrespective of what went on before the People's National Party Government under Portia Simpson Miller assumed office, they are currently at the helm of the country, and it is they who now have responsibility for its running and the direction it takes.
The blame game ploy is played out and it is time they grow up, cut out the word-throwing and tracing, and get on with the job they begged the voters for. Or will we still be hearing some time down the road that where we are is because of the Jamaica Labour Party, the International Monetary Fund, the white man, the recession, the hurricane, our former slave masters, etc, etc?
Robert Mitchell
Box 191
Christiana PO
Manchester
mitcib@yahoo.ca
Stop the blame game and run the country
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