Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84 exptools; site ihuxl.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!dual!qantel!ihnp4!ihuxl!tracy From: tracy@ihuxl.UUCP (Kim) Newsgroups: net.singles Subject: Re: Mike O'Brien on 'human potentialists' Message-ID: <1603@ihuxl.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Aug-85 17:16:32 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxl.1603 Posted: Tue Aug 6 17:16:32 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 12-Aug-85 03:24:52 EDT References: <508@ttidcc.UUCP> <485@oliveb.UUCP> <684@lll-crg.ARPA> Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 32 > I sit back and allow someone to accuse me of making them feel > angry/lousy, etc. I've had a very good friend accuse me of messing > up her and her friends *entire* night because I had cancelled out on > them at the last minute. While it could be true that I should have > given advance notice, or that I should have made more of an effort > to go, the point is I didn't. Does that make me responsible for > the enjoyment/lack of of everyone involved that evening?? > > Where does your responsibility end and thiers begin?? > ^^ > -- > > Roxanne Clinton > [vax135|ihnp4]!timeinc!roxy I feel that my responsibility for others feelings begins with my intentions. If in my intentions I ignore others peoples feelings, then I feel that I am ignoring my responsibiliy. But, on the other hand, if something happens which I have absolutly no control over or did not forsee, then I do not assume responsibily for someone else's feelings in the matter. I may feel some empathy/sympathy for them, but that is another matter. Of course, now there is the matter of where *should* I draw the line in how much effort I put in forseeing other people's reactions/feelings to my actions. I have not been following this conversation, so I hope that I am not repeating some sentiments. Kim Tracy ...ihnp4!ihuxl!tracy "Discussions in net.singles never die, they just get off the subject"