Blame

Who is to blame?

Short answer…

We all are.

The act of blame serves three purposes.

The first is to target a thing or a person with a negative responsibility.

Blame.

Second, to generate guilt in a person or thing.

Blame.

Third, to deflect responsibility.

The blame game is as old as the human race.

Why are there no crops?

Who vandalized my sundial?

Why is the person I love dead?

Somebody did something; consequently, somebody must be to blame.

Blame.

Who is to blame?

I can't be to blame, am I?

When was the last time you heard anyone say they were at fault?

Occam's Razor suggests that no one you can personally remember has ever taken the blame.

It's easier to blame everything else but yourself.

Bandits, crooks, hucksters, flimflam men, liars, despots, dictators, and the sociopath next door and in your family all use 'blame' to stay in power.

Blame is used by governments, religions, social media, and charities worldwide.

Someone is to blame!

Blame them!

You're innocent.

Give me money, give me power, give me your soul.

Trust me.

You're not to blame.

Just an aside...

If anyone ever says, 'Trust me,' they are immediately untrustworthy.

That's a damn fact.

Trust is earned, not taken.

And that's at the core of blame.

Blame says that the other person is responsible.

You are ultimately taken off the hook; if someone else is to blame, you don't have to take any action.

For that kind of relief, allegiances are formed between those who blame others and those who believe they are not responsible.

Responsibility.

I'm here to say we are all responsible.

We are the weavers of darkness, hunger, poverty, injustice, and fear

There is no outside force, no invisible mythical entity darkening the world.

Its people.

Us.

Darkness.

Everything we love will die someday.

This is why it is so important to love one another while we can the best way that we can.

That is why we must stand for justice the best way that we can.

That is why we must feed the hungry.

Help those who are sick.

Be with those who grieve.

This is why we must drop the blame and take responsibility for our lives.

The harm we do.

It is our failure to do what is right when it is needed.

Doing nothing is not a virtue.

Doing nothing is the thread that stitches together the blindfold of fear.

I'm just one voice in a chorus.

I'm asking…

Drop hate be hope.

Peace

Daniel J Frey aka Toby