I believe the environment one lives in can definitely shape their life. The people that live around you could influence your life. I also believe you can come from a place and not be the place you came from. Some people come from bad neighborhoods and do great things that change the way people live. What defines us by our society is how we go about living life. Everyday life gives us a new opportunity to do something that could give you a chance to change your life forever.
An example of something the society I live in taught me is treat others with respect. You never know where a person came from or what they went through to be where they are at that point in their life. It is best to not bother people and go about living your life. One should also take into consideration why people make certain decisions in their life. Some decisions may poorly influence them while others may influence their life for the better. Something that resulted from my own choice of creativity was learning a second language. Even though my grandmother and father wanted me to learn Italian, I just was not interested in that language. I did not want to feel obligated to learn a language that my family wanted me to learn, so I chose a language of my interest.
I think our social identity does increase the responsibility for other people. Family and close friends are some examples of who we definitely should feel responsible for. Who we are as a person can influence a community in different ways. Some may feel obligated to be responsible for who raised them when they get older. It is moral to help anybody else in need of help. It would be wrong to walk by a person in desperate need of help no matter the circumstance. It is only fair to society to help somebody in need of assistance.
The points that you bring up about society and the responsibility that one has towards others is clear.I think that you should have elaborated more about what extent of the environment shapes someone. Also why would our social identity increase the responsibility for others? You mention that it increases but, how come?
ReplyDeleteA good post. You say we should feel responsible for family and close friends. I totally agree with you, but could you have presented any arguments for why we should feel responsible for them?
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