Response Ability
The lack of personal responsibility so evident in our society has been written and talked about until the phrase has gone stale. When I approach the topic with philosophy students of all ages, we take a fresh angle and examine "response ability," discussing the human capability to answer when the world calls our name. Rather than viewing responsibility as a burden, the ability to use our capacity to respond to life as it happens shifts to an opportunity. Everything we do, all the things that we do not do, matter. Consequences ripple near and far. We do not live in isolation; we are part of the world and there are dues to be paid for membership. Choosing to respond to circumstances, come what may, helps us rise to the stature of our full humanity.
Marietta McCarty in Life Saving Philosophy
Psychology Today
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