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One Should Have an Open Mind Rather Than an Empty Mind
What is the difference between an open mind and an empty mind? An open mind is
flexible; it evaluates and may accept or reject ideas and concepts based on merit. An
empty mind is a dumping ground for good and bad. It accepts without evaluation.
STEPS TO BUILDING A POSITIVE PERSONALITY
Step 1: Accept Responsibility
"Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them."
--Elbert Hubbard
When people accept additional responsibility they are actually giving themselves a
promotion.
Responsible behavior is to accept accountability and that represents maturity.
Acceptance of responsibility is a reflection of our attitude and the environment we
operate in. Most people are quick to take credit for what goes right but very few would
accept responsibility when things go wrong. A person who does not accept responsibility
is not absolved from being responsible. Our objective is to cultivate responsible behavior.
Responsible behavior should be inculcated right from childhood. It cannot be taught
without a certain degree of obedience.
Stop the Blame Game
Avoid phrases such as:

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everyone else does it,
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or no one does it, or
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it is all your fault.
People who don't accept responsibility shift the blame to their parents, teachers, genes,
God, fate, luck or the stars.
Johnny said, "Mama, Jimmy broke the window." Mama asked, "How did he do it?"
Johnny replied, "I threw a stone at him and he ducked."
People who use their privileges without accepting responsibility usually end up losing
them.
Responsibility involves thoughtful action.
Pettiness Causes Us to Ignore Our Responsibilities
Think about it. Petty minds are busy passing the buck rather than doing what needs to be
done.
Social Responsibility
Ancient Indian wisdom teaches us that our first responsibility is to the community, second
to our family and third to ourself. A society starts degenerating when this order is
reversed. Social responsibility ought to be the moral obligation of every citizen.
Responsibility and freedom go hand in hand. A sign of a good citizen is that he is willing
to pull his own weight.
The price of greatness is responsibility.
--Winston Churchill
Societies are not destroyed by the activities of rascals but by the inactivity of good
people. What a paradox! If they can tolerate destruction by being inactive, how can they
be good? The question is, are they discharging their social responsibility?
For evil to flourish, good people have to do nothing and evil shall flourish.
--Edmund Burke