A series of essays....
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A TRULY MAGICAL PLACE: FLIGHT OF STEPS LEADING UP INTO THE LIGHT! THE SEVEN CHURCHES OF GLENDALOUGH, COUNTY WICKLOW, IRELAND |
....as seen through my eyes!
By: Jacqueline E Hughes
As our country becomes charged and electrified by the emergence of positive change, it becomes more and more imperative that we thoroughly examine exactly how and by whom we got where we are today in terms of being led by someone completely inept and uniquely dysfunctional. Doesn’t this describe the world we were forced to live in for the past four years? It is time to hold those responsible for stirring up this pot of ‘crazy’ justifiably accountable.
Accountability is the expectation or requirement to account for one's actions; to be answerable for the negligence of leadership responsibilities that have led to the hardship, lack of peace of mind, and untimely death of so many people by not properly managing a swiftly spreading pandemic. To allow anyone to blatantly shirk or even deny their responsibility of placing the lives of others in any form of danger only adds more names and faces to the list of those to be held accountable for their actions or lack thereof.
Some might contend that if you want people to be accountable, you have to create an environment that fosters accountability and you have to be accountable yourself. If our current leadership drops the ball on holding those liable for their actions then we, as a nation, must and will suffer the consequences of our inactions. The new leaders in Washington D.C. understand this explicitly and cannot allow themselves to turn a blind eye to treacherous acts if they are to be responsible for leading us into a secure future.
This is not the time to rest on one’s laurels, accept the irresponsible actions of the past, and make no further effort to improve life as we know it. With so much misinformation and an underlying current of hatred and mistrust bubbling around us, we can’t afford to ignore its source and not make him accountable for placing us in the depths of despair and having to have others dig us out.
Allowing ourselves to admit to having thrown the ball that broke our neighbor’s window should be enough to promote responsibility for our actions. Telling your neighbor that you will do chores to earn the money to pay for the window is taking full accountability for your actions. Blaming others is easy. Being accountable can be difficult. However, being accountable for your actions displays integrity and the adherence to a strict ethical code; ideals that have been completely ignored and thrown out of the window during the last administration.
It is time—it is time to set a good example for all of us, for our children, for future generations, as well as for the rest of the world and let them know that those displaying a moral compass are back and performing beautifully. We must not and will not allow those responsible for failure, amoral practices, and especially the death of so many innocent people, go free and not be forced to account for lack of good consciousness and ownership of all of their past actions. At the same time, we have an affirmative obligation to all Americans to move ahead and get things done. It is time. It is time to be accountable!
Remember to wear a mask even if you have received your vaccination. Protect everyone, including yourself. We’re all in this together!
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