Do you blame other for your misfortunes?

@Masmasika (1921)
Philippines
October 7, 2008 10:02am CST
I heard someone shouting one time, "You have ruined my life. If not because of you my life would have been very successful." That hurts. How could one blame another for the misfortunes in his life? The only thing i know is that a person makes his life either successful or miserable by the way he or she handles his or her life. I don't blame others for what I am today. I could only blame myself for not living the kind of life i once dreamed of when I was younger. I only thank God because I have a job and we are surviving. But otherwise no one is to blame with what one has not achieved. If you have failed and weren't able to achieve your dreams, do you blame them to someone?
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@zola10 (49)
• Ukraine
8 Oct 08
well shouting on someone for your misfortunes sounds foolish. every ones life is in his/her hands, so why shout on someone for what you are going though. i can't blame any one for what i'm going though
@amlegend (945)
• Pakistan
8 Oct 08
i don't do such and what i believe is that i can change all i want in my life and if i am true then God will also help me and i will be successful and no one will be able to influence me on the way. i am in control of my life and i do what i like and i do thank and appreciate those who help and i won't blame anyone for my misfortune.
@kissie34 (2294)
• Philippines
8 Oct 08
Nope, i don't blame other people when there's bad things happen in my life unless it is really other people fault then I will certainly blame them and pay them for that.. But if ever it just happen and no other people involve then why should I blame them.. I think it is my fault why it happen.. Maybe, I had made wrong decisions or I choose the wrong path so I should blame myself and not other people.. It is not good to blame others just to feel good.. I'm the one who is handling my life so, it is my fault whether I've been hurt or there's misfortune happen.. I know that not all the time we know what's happening but then I believe that in all the things that is happening in our life is our own choice because no one handle our life.. No one can demand or command us to do a certain thing unless you are unconscious or don't have brain to think what is right for you.. We have our own minds and own beliefs in life so I guess in all the things that happened in our life whether it is good or bad then it is our own choice because we are the one who is deciding for our own self and we are the one who is controlling our own life.. Have a great day!
@chiaeugene (2225)
• China
8 Oct 08
i used to blame others when things go wrong for me. when i lost money on soccer betting, i would find faults on my partners like the colour of her clothings gave me bad luck etc. When i made a bad decision or did not complete an assignment, i would blame on the incompetencies of others but seldom myself. u can say i was one full of arrogant and confidence until a very bad incident happen to me and change my life forever. i was down but not out. i took a step back and look at all the actions and things i had done leading to the incident. i could not fault anyone but myself. since then, i learn that we are responsible for our fate and actions. nobody else is responsible. they may be able to play some part in affecting the outcome but ultimately, we are the one who do the action and decision making. pushing the blame to others is a convenient way to shift responsibilities and you will not learn from that experience. only by accepting that u yourself are to be responsible, u will grow stronger and learn from mistakes.
@alankor (478)
• Singapore
8 Oct 08
u r right masmasika.often when we encounter a problem or mistake,we tend to overlook ourselves and put the blame on others.i feel that we should take a step back and reflect on our ourselves.we make our own decisions and should take responsibility for the consequences.it is no use blaming others for our misfortunes.the problem will still not be solves.instead we should keep a cool head and try to solve the problem.
@rizna19 (10)
• Sri Lanka
8 Oct 08
No one can blame another for how his/her life has turned out! we reap what we sow!God has given us a brain to differentiate between right and wrong! so we each are responsible for our actions! we cannot just blame others for our misfortune!and try to escape being held responsible.we have to know how to handle our lives effectively! what another says is just an opinion or advice! it is we who should learn how to make use of them!we cannot lay the blame at their feet just because we mess things up!learn to be responsible for your actions!!then you can learn from your past experience and do better in the future!
• Philippines
8 Oct 08
I don't think so, if ever i made mistakes in my life, its all my fault because its my decision, unless someone interfere my decision, and instead of good things happened, worst happened, maybe that instance i can blame that person who interfere, but of course it your decision to let him interfere, I can't really blame others for my misfortune.
@Loverbear (4918)
• United States
8 Oct 08
It is the easy way to blame someone else for your failures. They haven't looked beyond their youth and grown up to realize that they have to take responsiblity for their actions and problems. Blaming someone else for your failures and problems is childish and stupid. If you use someone else for an excuse you won't look at your failures and figure out what happened to cause you to fail. If you don't do the introspection they you will continue to make the same mistakes. My other thought is, how can you figure that someone else is is responsible for your success? You are the only one who can choose to be successful or not. What happened to you by someone else isn't relevant to your success today.
• United States
8 Oct 08
Only if it is their fault.
• Malaysia
8 Oct 08
I won't blame others for my misfortunes. The misfortunes happen because of ourselves not others. They nothing to do with what happen to us. We can only blame ourselves. If want to avoid misfortunes, we must do our best to do anything correctly and be happy with what we have. The decisions we make that change our life.
@mjmlagat (3170)
• Philippines
8 Oct 08
It's just very stupid to blame others for the imperfections in your life, I for one, will not do that. I may be mad at some of them bu that does't mean I blame them for whatever misfortune of failures I endure in life. We are given by the Creator the rationality to weigh things over for sane decisions..it's just all up to us.
• Philippines
8 Oct 08
No, I'm the who handles my fate so I don't blame anyone for my misfortunes. I can only blame my self. A man who is a failure blames others but himself. My father and eldest brother is like that. They keep blaming others but themselves. Have a nice day.
@jelai24 (221)
• Philippines
8 Oct 08
maybe other do like that but for me i don't like others blame of what misfortunes of my life because they are not the one holding my life except god....GOD only knows all the things that we've done to our life....so therefore nobody's blame in our misfortunes........
• United States
8 Oct 08
Good topic! Everyone has or has had some misfortunes in their life. Many blame others...their parents, spouse, siblings, etc. It is understandable that people do this because its an easy excuse for them. I would have to say that I agree with you though. Maybe someone's parents were addicts, or maybe their older brother tormented the crap out of them, or maybe their spouse is controlling and difficult. But yes, everyone chooses their own path and makes their own decisions. My only advise is be yourself, be happy, and follow your heart.....
@di1159 (1580)
• United States
7 Oct 08
I think that's a cop-out. If someone ruins your life is because you let them. Although I believe in destiny, I also believe we do have a major say in what we do and don't do and no one can be blamed for our mistakes except ourselves.
• United States
7 Oct 08
Yes I do blame other people. I like to give credit where credit is due, good or bad. However, I like to move past things because I don't want to stay stuck in the blame and use it as an excuse to not make my life better.
@curious888 (1212)
• Malaysia
8 Oct 08
Previously I used to blame others for my misfortunes, but now I don't. All our success or failure, depends on our own effort. we can't blame others for our failure. Our enemy is our Self !
@Margarit (3676)
• Philippines
7 Oct 08
Yes i did it before, when i was still young i always blame my parents why we are so poor and we cant affort to have a good life. But now as i grow older and wiser, i realize that life is what you make it. No one to be blame than myself, even if i belong to a poor families i can still makes a difference.I admire my parents now for they choose to be financially poor but we his children is reach with love and care of them,and also with my relatives and friends which is more important than money itself. Now i dont blame someone for my misfurtunes for i believe that everything happen has its own purpose.
• China
7 Oct 08
I don't blame others at will. But I have a poor friend, whose mother likes to blame her for strange reasons such as not getting up early, not mopping the floor, not earning much money, or not giving happiness to the family and.... She is almost mad when hearing these.
@Shar1979 (2722)
• United States
7 Oct 08
i never blamed anyone for my misfortunes. it is i who had made the decisions in whatever i do for my life. as they say...misery loves company :)