Accountability: Stop Blaming Others and Own Your Actions.

Good day, people of Hive! Welcome to my blog. Today's topic is from Scifi Multiverse which says:Accountability. So let's dive in.

Honestly, accountability is something that sounds simple, but in real life, it can be so hard to practice. Most times, when we do something that goes wrong, the first thing that comes to our mind is to shift the blame to someone else (innocent). A lot of people find it easier to put their blame on others when things go wrong for them instead of accepting their own faults. But the truth is, admitting our mistakes is very important because it shows maturity. Truth is, when we admit that we are wrong, it helps us grow as a person rather than feeling the urge to blame someone else.

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There are times when I won’t want to accept my mistakes, and I will be finding a way to blame it on someone else, trying to find an escape route for myself by justifying my actions. And there are also times when I know that what I did is wrong, yet I will accept my blame without making any fuss. If we keep blaming others for our mistakes just to save ourselves, at some point it can bring more problems for us later. It can cause unnecessary arguments and spoil relationships.

I'm the kind of person that hates having issues with people because we don’t know who is who and who might help us in the future. I have this one friend who likes putting her faults on someone else without acknowledging her mistakes. There was a day I didn’t go to school because I wasn’t feeling too well, and we were given two assignments to be submitted that same day. So I did my research on the assignments, added my name and matric number, and sent them to her through WhatsApp. I begged her to help me submit them and explained that I couldn’t come to school because I wasn’t feeling fine.

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Unknown to me, she didn’t submit my assignments. The reason I found out was because my course rep and I are close, and he was the one who asked me why I didn’t come to school to submit my assignments. That was when I knew she didn’t help me. When I confronted her, instead of admitting her mistake, she didn’t. What pained me the most was that she submitted her own assignment. It really hurt because instead of her admitting she was wrong, she kept looking for excuses. Since then, I stopped asking her for favors because I knew she would eventually disappoint me and still not accept her mistake.

Honestly, let’s think about how we would feel if someone blamed us for something we didn’t do—we wouldn’t like it, right? That’s the same way others feel too. So instead of pointing fingers, it’s better to just say the truth.

In conclusion, being accountable also helps people trust us. When people see that we admit our mistakes without blaming others, they will see us as someone trustworthy.

This is my entry for the Scifi-Multiverse Prompt Week 62 Edition 02.

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