Be Responsible

Becoming responsible is about standing up. Standing on your feet until it hurts. And then you continue standing. When a responsible man stands for so long, he will eventually earn himself a seat among the nobles – Femi Adediran, 2020.

The difference between a child and an adult is in who is responsible. A “responsible child” is an adult and an “irresponsible adult” is nothing but a child – Femi Adediran, 2020.

It is okay to ask for help but when and where it becomes a “life practice” and you become an “object of help”  “at all times” where you could have been the subject. It is grave irresponsibility – Femi Adediran, 2020

Marriage does not make a man become responsible. Accepting marriage responsibilities is what makes you responsible – Femi Adediran, 2020

In any nation, the “followership” is always a reflection of the leadership. No nation can rise above the quality of leadership it gets. Responsible leadership can only produce responsible followership – Femi Adediran,  2020

You can only be as dependable as responsible. Until you are responsible, you are not dependable, not even your own children will be able to depend on you  – Femi Adediran, 2020


One of the cheapest but most expensive way to live is to make others responsible for your life. The cheaper it gets, the more expensive it becomes. It  come so cheap but with “indeterminable attending cost” When we fail to take responsibility, things can only fall apart eventually. There is no faster route to a “low life” than to live irresponsibly. When a man lives irresponsibly, he will soon lose his respect.

Supervision becomes a must for those who have not become responsible even in their own personal life. The difference between a child and an adult is in who is responsible. A “responsible child” is an adult and an “irresponsible adult” is nothing but a child. Irresponsible people are exceptionally good at one thing : Shifting blame. Everybody other person is at fault except them. Until you stop Pointing accusing finger, you  never see a lifting hand. It is okay to ask for help but when and where it becomes a life practice and you become “object of help”  “at all times” where you could have been the subject…It is grave irresponsibility.

Do what you have to do anyway to become responsible. When you “live beggarly” where you have options to “live sparingly”, it’s a chronic sign of gross irresponsibility. Irresponsible men are never able to raise their head above and beyond the waters. It  be dangerous in the dark but responsible men move on in spite the danger of the dark.

 Even where you get the best advice, be responsible enough to make your own decision

  • Becoming Responsible will teach you wisdom
  • Becoming responsible will make sacrifice selflessly
  • Becoming responsible will make you look out for others
  • Becoming responsible will make you do things without supervision
  • Becoming responsible will make respect other people
  • Becoming responsible will make you complain less and “work more at fixing things”
  • Becoming responsible Will make you do what you have to do
  • Becoming responsible will make you “outgrow childishness”
  • Becoming responsible will stretch you out until you become a springboard for others
  • Becoming responsible is going the extra mile
  • Becoming responsible is becoming your own “life supervisor”
  • Becoming responsible is becoming a role model
  • Becoming responsible is accepting call to duty, becoming your own man
  • Becoming responsible makes you think ahead, see ahead and plan ahead
  • Becoming responsible makes you become a shoulder to lean on even where there’s none for you
  • Becoming responsible makes you “accepts blame” rather than blame others
  • Becoming responsible is becoming a leader.

Don’t just accept responsibility, be responsible. There are too many irresponsible men “handling our responsibilities”. Marriage does not make a man become responsible. Accepting marriage responsibilities is what makes you responsible. When a leader fails to accept responsibility, “the city becomes reckless”, just because of one “irresponsible man!”

In any nation, the “followership” is always a reflection of the leadership. No nation can rise above the quality of leadership it gets. Responsible leadership can only produce responsible followership.

  • Be a responsible father
  • Be a responsible mother
  • Be a responsible parent
  • Be a responsible child
  • Be a responsible wife
  • Be a responsible husband
  • Be a responsible employee
  • Be a responsible leader
  • Be a responsible citizen

You can only be as dependable as responsible. Until you are responsible, you are not dependable, not even your own children will be able to depend on you. Becoming responsible is about standing up. Standing on your feet until it hurts. And then you continue standing.

  • When a responsible man stands for so long, he will eventually earn himself a seat among the nobles
  • When you become responsible, you will think twice before you misbehave knowing that you are a role model
  • When you accept responsibility, “you go to work” and you become responsible.

And when you have failed or succeeded, accept responsibility, that is only way to become responsible.

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