As we studied The Family: A Proclamation to the World, we learned that parents are responsible for how the raise their children, but I think that that principle extends farther than that. Everyone who has an influence on others have a responsibility for that influence. Parents, coaches, and teachers are responsible for the influence they have on their children. Political and religious leaders are responsible for the influence they have on their followers. Friends and siblings are responsible for the influence they have on each other. Anyone who has an influence on anyone is responsible for the influence they have. So, insofar as we influence others, we are responsible to be a good influence on them, so let's all try to have a good influence on others and to help encourage them to be better, happier people, rather than the reverse. We may not be responsible for other's actions, but are are responsible for the influence we have on them.
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