According to dictionary.com, the definition of responsible is: answerable or accountable, as for something within one's power, control, or management. In life you need to take responsibility for your actions. You are in control of everything you do, and you need to be responsible of such things. The decisions you make reflect your ability to account for what you do in your life.
In Return to Paradise, Vince Vaughn plays a New York Limo driver just working to get by. Him and two of his friends enjoy a crazy trip in Malaysia, but when one of his friends, Lewis, stays behind to do something good for the world, he ends up getting three years in prison for drug possession. Two years later, both Tony and Sheriff are notified that their friend has been in jail for the last two years and is awaiting the death penalty for something that was their fault. It was the carelessness of the three of them that lead to this disaster, but it was their responsibility to make it right. Whether they take responsibility for what was really their fault in the first place? Or do they just let their friend rot in Malaysia to await his death? That part is for you to find out, but what would you do?
It is easy for someone to say that if their friend was in that type of situation, they would go back in a heartbeat. That is way easier said than done. Would three years in a third world prison be worth it? To me, it definitely would be. I would rather take the same punishment as my friend did and see him in 3 years rather than live the rest of my life never seeing him again. Yes, that is a true friend, but other than that, it is taking responsibility. Whether you like it or not, it was your fault just as much as your two friends, and even though reality can suck, you would never have to live your life wondering, “what if?” I know for a fact I would never be able to live life easily if I just forgot about someone. I personally think that is the right thing to do and that if you do something to that extent, you shouldn’t let other take the blame. It is only fair.
In Return to Paradise, Vince Vaughn plays a New York Limo driver just working to get by. Him and two of his friends enjoy a crazy trip in Malaysia, but when one of his friends, Lewis, stays behind to do something good for the world, he ends up getting three years in prison for drug possession. Two years later, both Tony and Sheriff are notified that their friend has been in jail for the last two years and is awaiting the death penalty for something that was their fault. It was the carelessness of the three of them that lead to this disaster, but it was their responsibility to make it right. Whether they take responsibility for what was really their fault in the first place? Or do they just let their friend rot in Malaysia to await his death? That part is for you to find out, but what would you do?
It is easy for someone to say that if their friend was in that type of situation, they would go back in a heartbeat. That is way easier said than done. Would three years in a third world prison be worth it? To me, it definitely would be. I would rather take the same punishment as my friend did and see him in 3 years rather than live the rest of my life never seeing him again. Yes, that is a true friend, but other than that, it is taking responsibility. Whether you like it or not, it was your fault just as much as your two friends, and even though reality can suck, you would never have to live your life wondering, “what if?” I know for a fact I would never be able to live life easily if I just forgot about someone. I personally think that is the right thing to do and that if you do something to that extent, you shouldn’t let other take the blame. It is only fair.
3 comments:
I like your introduction and your argument. Totally agree with you.
By the way... were the pictures at the top taken by you. They are coooool.
I love the cartoon--it compliments your remarks quite aptly.
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