Day 49: Responsible Actions

I humbly apologize for not posting last week as I took the weekend off for Easter and handling personal matters.

When I started this, I thought it would be a good challenge, and I was excited to see where it led me. I still am excited with my journey, but it is becoming apparent that living chivalrously is not easy.Perhaps that is another reason people think it is dead. It means being responsible for the consequences of all of your actions, both big and small. In society today, we often hear about accountability of corporations and individuals. Most of the time this accountability amounts to the smack on the wrist as punishment and being told not to do it again.

Chivalry calls for a little more from you. You must be held accountable for your actions and understand their ramifications before you act, and when necessary try to make amends if your actions involve or hurt others. I know this all to well, but as the saying goes, the truth shall set you free.

Back on Day 15, I wrote about defining chivalry and what it meant to me. I wrote:
"As in all things in life, everything has a place and a proper manner in which to handle situations. Chivalry is about handling those situations in a respectful manner, with resolute and honorable intentions. Being chivalrous is not as black and white as it might seem though. Sometimes it calls for hard decisions that could hurt or affect others. In these situations, chivalry calls for doing the right thing with respects to all those involved."

I've had to take my own advice in that respect over the past two weeks time. It has not been an easy road, but one that has to be taken. I hope that it is the right decision for all involved, but I know that as with all things, time will tell for sure. It's never easy to hurt someone you care about, but sometimes you have to in order to tell the truth and be fair and honest with them. So I've taken responsibility for my actions and now comes the hard part of following through on my word and making it right.

I will get back on track (both in life and with the blog), and will try to write an extra post to make up for last week's missed one.

Until then,

I am,

Jeffrey R. Daniel