Excuses, Excuses
Judy Ramsook
March 22, 2006
Mathematics has never been one of my favourite subjects. I can perform and solve basic mathematical problems, but when it comes to higher forms of Math that include things such as calculus, algebra and some geometry then I can be at a loss.
If I could have easily torn myself away from peforming any more Math problems when in high school, by say, making up some excuse that worked, I might have been ecstatic, but life does not always work that way.
As I look around me though, it seems like some people have an excuse for just about everything.
They might not feel up to going out or even to their job because on this particular day, their depression is worse than it was the day before.
Please note that this is not meant to offend those who are afflicted with serious cases of depression.
If some one does something he or she knows is wrong, he or she is examined and found to be bipolar. Or he could have some other disorder that confused him at the time of whatever deed he committed.
If some one commits a heinous crime, the accused has to be examined to make certain he is mentally competent to stand trial. Worse, he or she may also have to be examined to see if he were mentally sound at the time he was committing the crime.
The list can go on and on, but if one stops and ponders for a moment about these excuses, will there come a time when most people will truly start taking responsibility for their actions?
It can be annoying everytime some one does something he or she knows is wrong and makes an excuse to cover it up. Such as, some one might say the reason he was unfaithful to his mate is because he does not know what she is doing when she is away from him.
That does not make it right, does it? What if she is not doing the very thing he is thinking she is doing? Nonetheless, it is an excuse.
Similarly, a woman can say she was also unfaithful to her mate because she was certain her mate was also being unfaithful, then it becomes a revenge thing.
Sometimes doing something wrong just because some one did the same thing to another does not always make it right or justifiable. Instead, it can increase the amount of pain and hurt one is already coping with.
Pain and hurt that can make one wonder if all that revenge was really worth it, or was it the right thing to do?
Granted, sometimes in life, it can be difficult to simply shrug one’s shoulders and walk away from a situation without returning a harsh reaction, but wouldn’t it feel better if we all just took some responsibility for our actions as opposed to making up some excuse to soften the blow?
Excuses come in handy if some one is late for work due to a real heavy traffic jam, flat tire or some other unexpected occurrence, but if people keep on abusing the use of the excuse, hardly anyone will feel the need to accept responsibility for his or her actions.
Most people deliberately do wrong things because they want to. The excuse they give to justify their actions just makes it easier for their conscience to cope with their wrong doing.
If I could have easily torn myself away from peforming any more Math problems when in high school, by say, making up some excuse that worked, I might have been ecstatic, but life does not always work that way.
As I look around me though, it seems like some people have an excuse for just about everything.
They might not feel up to going out or even to their job because on this particular day, their depression is worse than it was the day before.
Please note that this is not meant to offend those who are afflicted with serious cases of depression.
If some one does something he or she knows is wrong, he or she is examined and found to be bipolar. Or he could have some other disorder that confused him at the time of whatever deed he committed.
If some one commits a heinous crime, the accused has to be examined to make certain he is mentally competent to stand trial. Worse, he or she may also have to be examined to see if he were mentally sound at the time he was committing the crime.
The list can go on and on, but if one stops and ponders for a moment about these excuses, will there come a time when most people will truly start taking responsibility for their actions?
It can be annoying everytime some one does something he or she knows is wrong and makes an excuse to cover it up. Such as, some one might say the reason he was unfaithful to his mate is because he does not know what she is doing when she is away from him.
That does not make it right, does it? What if she is not doing the very thing he is thinking she is doing? Nonetheless, it is an excuse.
Similarly, a woman can say she was also unfaithful to her mate because she was certain her mate was also being unfaithful, then it becomes a revenge thing.
Sometimes doing something wrong just because some one did the same thing to another does not always make it right or justifiable. Instead, it can increase the amount of pain and hurt one is already coping with.
Pain and hurt that can make one wonder if all that revenge was really worth it, or was it the right thing to do?
Granted, sometimes in life, it can be difficult to simply shrug one’s shoulders and walk away from a situation without returning a harsh reaction, but wouldn’t it feel better if we all just took some responsibility for our actions as opposed to making up some excuse to soften the blow?
Excuses come in handy if some one is late for work due to a real heavy traffic jam, flat tire or some other unexpected occurrence, but if people keep on abusing the use of the excuse, hardly anyone will feel the need to accept responsibility for his or her actions.
Most people deliberately do wrong things because they want to. The excuse they give to justify their actions just makes it easier for their conscience to cope with their wrong doing.
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