I think the above video really reveals how Viktor Frankl was right when he said the following about the importance of responsibility in relation to freedoms.
Freedom, however, is not the last word. Freedom is only part of the story and half of the truth. Freedom is but the negative aspect of the whole phenomenon whose positive aspect is responsibleness. In fact, freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness. That is why I recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast.
Viktor Frank
Man’s Search for Meaning
What I’ve noticed over the years is a reoccurring pattern within society that pretty much sums this up. It can be seen in the behaviour of toxic males, toxic businesses, and toxic politics.
What many of these people want is the freedom to do anything they want but without having to take responsibility for what they do.
This is why victimhood and blame have become so rampant within our society today that they’ve effectively become a national past time, only further cultivating a reactionary approach to life for many people.
This is why the real work of our lives isn’t of an economic nature but of a psychological one.
The only way we can truly empower ourselves is by taking leadership and responsibility over our own lives, something which I myself struggle to work on daily.
Yes, it’s not easy but it is very rewarding.