Who's at Fault?

We're big on blame.

At the press conference for the Virginia Tech shootings,
the VT President opened the floor for questions.

I was expecting to hear things like 'have all the families
been notified?' 'have you made arrangements for visiting
parents?' 'what do we know about the shooter?' etc.

But the first question out of this jerk reporter's mouth was:
'Why didn't you shut down the campus after the first
shooting?'

Hindsight is always perfect, and it's easy to blame someone
else when something goes wrong.

A better question may be: Who's Responsible?

As far as I can tell, the only one shooting people was the
Korean guy. He's the one responsible.

But some may argue that he was crazy and wasn't really
'responsible' for his actions.

Maybe. But they were still HIS actions.

Why didn't someone--anyone--do something sooner to head
this off when he was doing all his 'crazy talk'.

Who knows. Maybe they weren't really listening.

Truth is, the only thing you can really control is
yourself. For better or for worse, the only one
responsible for you is You.

That's why I talk so much about caring for your Mind and
Brain. It's what keeps us human, and helps us treat each
other humanely.

The other Truth is, that in a few days, most of this will be
considered 'old news'. I know it's tragic; I'm still upset by
it, just because of the Engineering/Marching Band
connection with one of the victims from Georgia.

But Life goes on.

So take responsibility for yourself. For your physical,
mental, family, social, career, financial and spiritual
well-being. You're the only one who can.

Like Stephen Covey says:
'Until a person can say deeply and honestly, 'I am what
I am today because of the choices I made yesterday,'
that person cannot say, 'I choose otherwise.'

Those students can't choose anymore. But you can.

I hope you'll use this tragic waste of Life to help you focus
on getting the most out of what's left of yours.

Live like You Mean it...

Dr. Vince