# be responsible for yourself

By [fixed star](https://paragraph.com/@fixed-star) · 2022-08-02

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Cross the road and wait for the traffic lights. A "small group" of more than a dozen men, women and children rushed left and right in the endless stream of cars and rushed across the road in a mighty manner.

A little girl took her mother's hand and was about to rush forward, but she was dragged back by her mother: "Didn't you see the red light?" The little girl was aggrieved: "But everyone else has left." "Everyone is someone else, you are you ." The mother said sternly: "Others will not pay for your impulses, but you must be responsible for your own life."

This is a respectable mother. Although the little girl has been criticized, when she grows up, she will definitely thank her mother for her good intentions.

And that "a handful of people" were soon surrounded by fast-moving cars in the middle of the road, and they were in a dilemma. When the green light came on, the mother led the little girl to the other side of the road, calm and composed.

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In the vegetable market, buy pork belly. There is a stall whose price is much higher than others. When I asked the boss, the boss said: "There is a reason for being expensive. I have been selling meat here for decades since my father's generation. My meat is absolutely healthy and hygienic, and it doesn't add water."

After I bought the meat, I deliberately went to the school to weigh it, and it was enough and the meat was fresh. Later, I bought meat from several other companies. Although the price is cheap, but the "moisture" is too high, I will only recognize this one. The boss said: "I don't care how others are cheap, but I must be responsible for the integrity of my ancestors."

This is a formidable boss, no matter how sneaky or slippery his peers are, he still adheres to the principle of integrity management.

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Sure enough. The eyes of the masses are sharp. The business of this meat stall is getting more and more prosperous, and the business of the other meat stalls is much quieter, and no one is interested.

Buy a new house and prepare for decoration. A relative recommended a master Liu, and after the decoration was completed, the quality was really good, and the budget was not overrun. Half a month later, Master Liu suddenly visited him one day, and he apologized: "I lost a screw when I installed the protective net on the balcony, and I'll make it up today."

I said, "A small screw will not get in the way." Master Liu said righteously: "Don't look at the small screw, but it is a matter of life. Your child is young, I have been thinking about this matter, and I must be careful with my conscience. Responsible."

This is a moving teacher. His eloquent words of conscience are his best quality assurance. Later, Master Liu's business became bigger and bigger, and he had his own decoration company.

Don't be a bystander in life, learn to be responsible for yourself. In this world, there is always only one person who can be responsible for yourself, and that is yourself.

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*Originally published on [fixed star](https://paragraph.com/@fixed-star/be-responsible-for-yourself)*