OT-thoughts on responsibilities

[Theresa Wiegert]

Don Rosa:
> of stuff rather bothers me as it perhaps bothered Barks. I only want to
> entertain people for a few minutes. I don't want to change their lives
> forever!!! That's a responsibility I'm not up to!

Just got some thoughts about this...

I think that it is a 'responsibility', or rather effect that every person
has to be up to, merely by the fact that we do exist, and act. people get
affected by other people. But you are never _responsible_ for a choice
another person does. Everything he does is entirely his choice, no matter
what, he acts on the circumstances in his life and he is the only one who
can be responsible. When we do things that give effects to others (which
is mostly everything we do, on some level), it's very nice if the effects
are nice. And creating circumstances that lead to people meeting making
friends, (even getting married) and so on can never be wrong. Start
worrying when someone creates an evil cult in your honour that makes
people do bad things to eachother. No, not even then, it's still their
choice, really... But perhaps you then might want to see what in the world
in your work can give that effect...

Still - the greatest work someone can do, is to spread
happiness, knowledge, and inspiration, creating circumstances people
can act on, by own choice, to perhaps do the same. This can be done in
small scale, or somewhat larger, but never feel bad about doing something
that is right. I e what makes you happy...

(blabla...)
cheers!
/T
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