Posted posted by piper kennedy @ 4:16 PM
As I sit as this computer and contemplate my day I think about what social responsibility is to me. Some say that it is the ideological theory about whether the government, a corporation, organization or and individual is responsible to society. For me I think that social responsibility is the need and the want for all of us to be responsible for our selves including each other. We have a social responsibility to protect, serve, help, or whatever we are or any other person is in need of. We have so many selfish people in this world today. Our society today screams me, me, me! Every thing we do today is how much money we make, and who has the best stuff. I have even fallen guilty to this one, who hasn’t. By helping someone even the smallest way, we are not just helping them we are helping ourselves. It is amazing the way that I feel when I have done something nice for someone. I have a very busy life with kids and school but when I see my elderly neighbor across the street struggle with a bag of groceries I find myself being happy to help her. By doing service to other I can feel better about myself and be happier.
What happened to helping one another? It kind of like “Do unto others as other do unto you.” Random acts of kindness even the smallest thing can help others each day. We also have the opportunity to say to ourselves what have I done to help someone today? Or have I paid it forward. I know that we cannot be socially responsible for everyone but if everyone felt this way then we could all help each other.
