Тонкое искусство пофигизма
Chapter 5
Youwouldhavetochoosewhattodo.Andwhateveryouendedupchoosing(keepingit,gettingridofit,ignoringit,feedingittoapitbull),therewouldbeproblemsassociatedwithyourchoice—andyouwouldberesponsibleforthoseaswell.
Judgesdon’tgettochoosetheircases.Whenacasegoestocourt,thejudgeassignedtoitdidnotcommitthecrime,wasnotawitnesstothecrime,andwasnotaffectedbythecrime,butheorsheisstillresponsibleforthecrime.Thejudgemustthenchoosetheconsequences;heorshemustidentifythemetricagainstwhichthecrimewillbemeasuredandmakesurethatthechosenmetriciscarriedout.
Weareresponsibleforexperiencesthataren’tourfaultallthetime.Thisispartoflife.
Here’sonewaytothinkaboutthedistinctionbetweenthetwoconcepts.Faultispasttense.Responsibilityispresenttense.Faultresultsfromchoicesthathavealreadybeenmade.Responsibilityresultsfromthechoicesyou’recurrentlymaking,everysecondofeveryday.Youarechoosingtoreadthis.Youarechoosingtothinkabouttheconcepts.Youarechoosingtoacceptorrejecttheconcepts.Itmaybemyfaultthatyouthinkmyideasarelame,butyouareresponsibleforcomingtoyourownconclusions.It’snotyourfaultthatIchosetowritethissentence,butyouarestillresponsibleforchoosingtoreadit(ornot).
There’sadifferencebetweenblamingsomeoneelseforyoursituationandthatperson’sactuallybeingresponsibleforyoursituation.
