104 Power

Relax, you’re not that powerful!
You’re not responsible for another person’s success or failure.
Their drinking or debauchery.
You’re simply not that powerful.

You do not dictate to their exclusive input and absolute obedience.
They also have their own ideas, opinions and interpretation of life.
And plenty of other inputs. Plenty.

They also choose their actions.
Some even choose to blame you, …for their actions!
Your input forms a part of their total, true.
And their input forms a part of your total.
So how much do you blame them?
Why not!
Because they are not that powerful over you.
Or do you give them that power, blame them and choose to continue that way.
To do that you’d have to forget you gave them the power in the first place.
(And you have to ignore all the other input you get!)

Next time you feel guilty regarding friends /family remember, you’re not the only input.
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