Examples of taking responsibility own

1. An 11-year-old American boy accidentally broke the glass of his neighbor's house while playing football. The neighbor was furious and sued him for US$12.50. This $12.50 was an astronomical figure at the time, enough to buy 125 egg-laying hens. The boy told his father what had caused the trouble and repented. Seeing his son's embarrassment, the father took out 12.5 US dollars and said, "I lent you this money. You must pay it back to me exactly after one year." After the boy lost the money, he began to work hard. . Finally, after half a year of hard work, he returned this "astronomical figure" to his father exactly. This boy was later U.S. President Ronald Reagan. He also recalled: "I understand what responsibility means through my own labor."

2. Charles James Fox is a famous British politician. "Letter" has received high praise from political circles. When Fox was a child, Fox's father once planned to tear down the small pavilion in the garden and build a larger one. Little Fox was very curious about the demolition of the pavilion and wanted to see with his own eyes how the workers demolished the pavilion. He asked his father to call him when he demolished the pavilion. Little Fox happened to be away from home for a few days. He repeatedly begged his father to wait until he came back before demolishing the pavilion. Fox's father said perfunctorily: "Okay! I'll demolish the pavilion when you come back." A few days later, when little Fox returned, When he got home, he found that the old pavilion had been demolished long ago. Little Fox felt very sad. During breakfast, little Fox whispered to his father: "What you say doesn't count!" His father felt very strange and said, "It doesn't count? What doesn't count?" It turned out that his father had already forgotten what he said a few days ago. Got to be clean. After hearing his son's words, the old Fox thought about it and decided to admit his mistake to his son. He said seriously to Little Fox: "Dad was wrong! I should be responsible for what I said!" So Old Fox once again found workers and asked them to build a new pavilion exactly like the old one in its place. pavilion, and then demolished the "old pavilion" in front of Little Fox, letting Little Fox see how the workers dismantled the pavilion. Later, Old Fox always said: "Keep your word and be responsible for your words. This is more precious than wealth!"

3. An Italian immigrant in the United States in the early 20th century once served as a great example to mankind. Spiritual history has written a glorious chapter. His name was Frank, and he opened a small bank after hard work. But a bank robbery led to his extraordinary experience. He went bankrupt and savers lost their savings. When he dragged his wife and four children from scratch, he decided to repay the astronomical sum of money. Everyone advised him: "Why are you doing this? You are not responsible for this." But he replied: "Yes, legally, maybe I don't, but morally, I have a responsibility, and I should Pay back the money.”