With Great Power...

[thepeopleseason]

Stefan Reinhardt called me today, as I was driving back from lunch. Stefan is the captain for Fox & Hounds' Nice and EZ team. Because of various drop-outs from the Buckhead south division, our respective schedules which had Byes the second week of the session now require us to play a make-up match. Thus the need to call and schedule and arrange and everything.

I was talking to Blake the other day about how I'm not extremely enthused about being team captain. When he asked me why not, I replied, "It requires too much responsibility, and I'm not really good with responsibility."

He replied, "James, you're one of the most responsible people I know..."

I realized, then, that there's an enormous difference between Active Responsibility and Passive Responsibility. Active is when you're responsible because of the things that you do., like balancing your checkbook, or calling your mother regularly. Passive responsibility is when you're responsible because of the things that you don't do. I don't drink very much, I try not to spend too much money; I don't stay out too late on school nights.

Do people who have one kind of responsibility generally have the other? Do people who see passive responsibility in others also see active?

Comments

[batnandu.livejournal.com]

Want me to take over?

[thepeopleseason.livejournal.com]

Nah--unless you really want to. I figure a fair dose of Active Resp. every once in a while is good for the slacker in me.

Quit whining, then.

[batnandu.livejournal.com]

There is so little responsibility involved with captaining an APA team that it almost takes more effort to continue to breathe. If that constitutes a "fair dose", then you need to recalibrate your instruments.

Re: Quit whining, then.

[thepeopleseason.livejournal.com]

Having to schedule a make-up match between teams as well as deal with the stupid money issues of my players along with the added pressure of trying to finish in the top three doesn't really help my already generally-tense disposition.

All of these things are things I try to take seriously.

So grow a penis and go fuck yourself.

Re: Quit whining, then.

[batnandu.livejournal.com]

Do or do not. There is no try.