Responsibility

Taking Responsibility for your Actions: What would you do?

Bader was playing a game of tennis outside his house with his friend Salem. They were taking it in turns to serve the ball to each other. With each turn serving, they both tried to outdo each other with more powerful serves. With every serve, Bader smashed the ball harder and harder to ensure that he beat Salem, and Salem had the same competitive mindset. Bader swung his racket and whacked the ball so hard that it hit off the fence and continued going into the neighbor’s house and right through their window! Smash! “Oh no!” cried Bader and Salem in unison. Salem, having not been the one to actually serve the wayward ball, quickly ran away.

Bader watched as Salem disappeared around the corner. Although he was tempted, he knew that he couldn’t run away as he was one to serve the ball that went through the neighbor’s window. “What happened here?” a cross voice asked. Bader turned and saw his neighbor. “I’m sorry Mr. Sharif,” said Bader. “It was my fault. I wasn’t paying attention. Let me clean it up… and maybe I can save up to help pay for a new pane of glass. I’m really very sorry.”