Taking Responsibility

Last night was one that i never thought would come by. For the first time in about 9 months, I got irked by someone dear's seeming fear of taking responsibility. To me, when somebody asks me to take responsibility of something, I take it because it is something that I should consider as an opportunity for me to improve myself, become a better person and, in the end, a newer me. It makes me stronger and more capable of doing other things. It is not the add on effort that i need to exert neither the extra time i need to spend on doing that particular thing instead of doing it for some personal stuffs; it is about the trust and confidence -- that belief in me that i can do it -- that is being reflected when someone entrusts to me a task or an endeavor that would require me to take responsibility and of course a sense of accountability.

But, a very close friend of mine who I am helping to become a more mature and much improved person -- and one day an effective manager --suddenly just made me feel he was afraid of such opportunities. How dismaying was this for me to ponder on, to think about and to accept. But, i just thought again, is it not another form of responsibility for me to face and effect good changes? hehehe

Indeed, one's point of view is very important.