Are we ALWAYS RESPONSIBLE to our MISTAKES?

Answer 1

Many times we are...at times we're not. Some mistakes are brought about by previous errors or prior situations done by other people and we just get entangled with them unconsciously or subconsciously just like the "domino principle", where one error triggers one fall after another. If we knew beforehand that it would be a mistake and we still pushed through it, then the responsibility is absolutely ours. If we were the main key to a wrong door then we are responsible for it.
In an honest mistake, where circumstances come within wrong places at wrong times, the blame could be put aside for no one. If we didn't wish for it, and did our part the best way we could, but was still screwed up, it was just because NO HUMAN BEING IS PERFECT!

Answer 2

ideally yes but realistically no
Mistakes are methods of learning. Often they are invented , planned, calculated, and carried out as a means to an end. The mistakes may be interpreted as accidents, experiments or acts of war.

Hiroshima, a mistake? Who do you ask? Where does the responsibility rest?
Thalidomide babies? an accident or a mistake?

Sometimes we trust mistakenly because we are seduced. Sometimes we err and never know we erred. Are we responsible not always.

I am driving and cruise through a red light. An error has occurred do I pull over and call the police and turn myself in? Do I send a cheque to the local Cop Shop with an apology. No. I do not. I look around and am grateful that there was no kid on a bike in my path or a police officer on the corner.
Sometimes mistakes are there to scare us, teach us lessons and make us better drivers, better people. If we did not make them we would still be reckless and careless.

To act responsibly is not to make the mistake and if you do err just be grateful you are still alive.

Answer 3

It would be so easy to say "Yes." Unfortunately, life is not so simple as that. Often we make a mistake by helping someone or loving someone, who cannot be helped or really be loved by us or anyone else. Our intentions were very good, but the result is one huge mistake. Then we ask why we deserved it. Sometimes we did not, yet we still have some responsibility there. That can be very strange, especially when the people who should shoulder the responsibility are no where to be found or they are incapable of doing what they should.

Answer 4

Yes, whether we know our mistakes is another matter,
and if we don't know our mistakes then we might not
know that we should hold ourselves responsible for them.
It is possible for an individual to behave with the purest
intent and have the actions accidentally contrast those
intents with the individual not being aware of it. For
example, if someone is going through a sensitive
crisis and another individual attempts to cheer them
up by telling a joke that strikes the someone's sensitivity.
The magnitude of responsibility and appropriate
consequence to the mistake is a matter of debate,
but the honorable individual will be sure to pay
their debt in full regardless of the consequence that
society sets forth even if that which is set forth
by society is less than the individual deems sufficient.
The average individual fights for the limitation on
their punishment while the extraordinary individual
fights for the limitation on their reward.

Answer 5

Yes. Regardless of our previous programming, regardless of the "Oh, my God! I spilled hot coffee in my lap, because I stupidly put a styrofoam cup of hot coffee there!" mentality from years gone by, I think we are responsible and accountable for all our mistaken actions, statements, etc. Always responsible, and accountable, leveraged with education and training is another matter.

Nowadays, it seems that noone wants to accept accountability--they would rather blame someone else. If we make a mistake, we must first acknowledge it, then accept responsibility, learn from it, and move on. How tough is that? I hope this answers your question and spurs you on to a more fulfilling life.

Answer 6

Who else should be responsible for our mistakes?

Only in taking responsibility can one learn from the mistake and move on.

Answer 7

I think we are responsible for all of our mistakes, because we choose to make them, even if we don't always realize that there mistakes until after we have made our decision.

Answer 8

well when you're young, your mistakes are put on your parents and they don't make you admit that it's your responsibility. But when you grow up, more and more of that responsibility is put on you and if you wanna be treated like a mature adult, then your first step is to take responsibility for your mistakes.

Answer 9

Trying to pin the blame for our mistakes on others or our genes simply does not work.. We have a choice.--usually we have many. Excuses people make is amazing (they tend to see themselves as victims-which is rare-very rare).


Being a victim of someone else's mistakes is different..Victims can suffer from others mistakes but our not responsible.

Even someone severely mentally challenged is responsible for their mistakes. But in their case -it is more understandable-and in those cases you usually wouldn't hear an excuse.

Answer 10

there are many types of mistakes ,some mistakes are done consciously, some unconsciously., some are done before others and some are done at the back of others so we should demand /beg pardon for that.
mistakes are of small nature and can be ractified easily but blunders are of large and serene nature and they are very difficult to be ractified sometimes impossible to be ractified but
we are not responsible for those mistakes upon which forgiveness has been made.