Responsibility

In my absence from this rundown blog house, preowned spider webs hit it off appropriately with irrelevant texts left behind to complete a portrait of desolate abandonment. Ok, this is bad writing but it's about time I realize I am already a bit too old and matured to pretend something I am not or have something to prove. I have come to terms with the truth that while I have many talents and writing is one of them, I am not the best at it because I have never trained myself to achieve the next level and secondly simply because I am not off the charts gifted and thereby cannot produce quality prose without dedication and practice. And this is an example of responsibility, an idea I have recently rediscovered and put much time thinking into.

People counting me love the lotto. We expect miracles and lucky turn of events to overthrow every inch of the status quo and take us back to where we think we belong: prosperity. But this is wrong because we can't expect to earn things that we never tried out for. 

While I am not learned enough to have a say in politics, Korean liberals bother me when they speak out against the hierarchical college ranking system and demand hiring companies to screen out the applicant's alma mater when evaluating his or her merits as a potential employee. No, liberal sir, you didn't study hard enough back in the days and entered the trajectory of mediocrity, and you have to take responsibility for it. Unless you made it up with stellar GPA or impressive internship experience at the Blue House, you are there to stay. Say goodbye to Samsung, Hyundai, and their peers because there are more deserving candidates. Congrats on reading up on Marx but sorry you aren't that special. 

Responsibility is also acceptance of mistakes. If you are 20 minutes late to a dinner event with friends, you are sorry because you caused others inconvenience. You are irresponsible if the first words from your mouth describe the reason you are late. It doesn't matter that much that your pants ripped on your way and forced a replacement. People waited for you and the credited response is that you apologize and make up for it by perhaps buying the dessert. 

Plastic surgery is irresponsibility. It's an attempt at social ascension without inputting any source of effort or, well -- responsibility (this is funny because it's circular reasoning but I use it anyway because it's funny). Although I am still inconclusive on my thoughts on Korean women, I am noticing that this group is largely irresponsible and show other glaring examples of irresponsibility such as gossiping. Responsibility is speaking up when you have a problem with someone else and not forming a clique to blow things out of proportion and reach a conclusion on a person thru subjective and often misinformed/miscommunicated evidence. I am no misogynist but this is my two cents.

I am learning the value and applications of responsibility. I am trying to be more responsible and I hope you do too.