Decisions, Decisions....

This Catholic Social Teaching, Rights and Responsibilities of the Human Person, is basically just about making decisions (obviously). We have the right to make our own decisions and we have the responsibility to make the right decisions.

But it isn't all about decisions it's also about our rights as a human being. It boldly says that we have a right to life, and that includes the things we need to have a good life: a safe place to live, freedom, and food. We also have the responsibility to respect others rights. We have to make the decision (there we go again) if we want to respect others rights, and being Catholic hopefully you will respect them.

Do you remember when you were little an you really wanted a pet and you would tell your parents that you would feed it, care for it, and it would be your responsibility? And then your parents give in and get you it. And then you go on vacation for a week and forget about the poor thing and come home to a dead hamster, but that's not the point. What I'm trying to say is that maybe your parents maybe didn't really give in, they may have just wanted to test your responsibility. Now testing your responsibility on a poor little animal maybe isn't the right way to go but you get the point? Responsibility is a quality that plays a big part in your life, and what your parents did was just a way to make this quality stronger.

Can you think of some ways to test your own responsibility yourself? (leave comments on what you thought of!)

-Kim ^_^