ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

All of us are part of some group such as family, a group of friends, a sports team, a class, a school, a community, etc. We have some specific roles in each of the places and most of the time we don’t realize our roles because we haven’t realized our responsibility there. So it is important to know responsibilities and be effective in the roles we have.

 

RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITY

Every one of us experiences rights at home, school, public places, etc.

Along with the Rights, there comes Responsibility, which is forgotten most of the time.

Responsibility is the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.

It is state or fact of being accountable or to blame/take the blame for something

 

THE WORLD AROUND US

The World around us has both living and non-living beings. Living beings depend on other living things/non-living things.

People are the only resources who could communicate and relate effectively, as well as manage everything in the world.

But people in today’s world became so selfish and utilize the resources very inappropriately.

Many people accumulate things and search for something new and they never find the happiness of being content and the joy of giving. 

 

WHAT IS SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY?

Social responsibility is an ethical framework for an entity, be it an organization or individual. It has an obligation to act for the benefit of society at large. 

Social responsibility is a duty for every individual to perform to maintain a balance between the economy and the ecosystems.

It is morally binding and suggests that each person act in such a way that minimizes the adverse effect to those immediately around them.

It is a commitment everyone should have towards society – contributing towards social, cultural, and ecological causes. 

 

Activity:

The participants shall be divided into groups of 3-5 members. One member from each of the groups volunteers and the volunteer will be made to stand behind the line in a comfortable position. The task is they have to make a mark a boundary in front of the line without moving their legs and crossing the line. And the boundaries would be their next limit. Then in the next round, they shall ask help from one of the members of the group, and that member shall hold hands of the first one and stand within the boundaries that the first one drew. The two members shall move within the boundaries and make it higher but without holding their hands. It is continued as many times, till the group with minimum no of people participate. The group though reaches a vertically higher boundary will be the winner. The group in which the person goes outside boundaries will be disqualified.

 

WHY WE NEED SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY?

A human being is a social being and they are dependent for immaterial things like life, emotions, etc.

A human being is also dependent for easy access to material things like food, dressing, land, etc. 

So, we are very much integrated and we are responsible to give what we have received at different points for a complete life.

 

TO WHOM WE ARE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE?

We are socially responsible to everyone and everything in our own environment.

At first, it is our family members, friends, relatives, neighbors, classmates/ colleagues who play an important role by directly and visibly involving in our life.

Then, It could be extended to the farmer who produces our food, the weaver who produces clothes, the trees that give air,  the ponds that give water and every third-person/thing who involves indirectly or just by being in this world we live. 

 

WHERE WE ARE SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE?            

We are responsible in our Family and home.

We are responsible in our School/ College/ Workplace.

We are responsible in our Society.

We are responsible in our Street/ City/ State/ Country.

We are responsible in our environment and the entire world. 

 

WHEN WE SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO SOCIETY?

We should be responsible for our family, friends, relatives, school/ college/ workplace, and those with everyone/thing closely associated at all the times.

We should be responsible to our society/street/country, environment, third persons, etc. at least when there is a serious crisis/natural disaster, though it may not be possible every time.

 

HOW WE CAN BE RESPONSIBLE TO SOCIETY?

FAMILY/FRIENDS/RELATIVES:

Ø  We should help our Parents/Relatives in the household works, Siblings/Friends in their studies or work, etc.

Ø  We should emotionally support by loving, caring, encouraging, giving ideas, etc. when needed

Ø  We should share our belongings when the beloved people around us need them.

Ø  We should correct our parents/ friends/ relatives through the Values that are Ethical and Moral, when they try to act something that is not right and acceptable.

SCHOOL/COLLEGE/WORKPLACE, SOCIETY, COUNTRY:

Ø  We should reach school/college/workplace in time and leave in time. We should follow the rules and regulations of the public place to support them, as we had agreed to it before entering it.

Ø  We should accept everyone, support one another, encourage one another and We should respect our elders.

Ø  We should follow things that have Ethical and Moral values.

Ø  We should handle the Public properties with care as we handle our Private Properties.

Ø  We should fulfill our responsibilities, wherever we are and whatever we had agreed to do.

Ø  We should be innovative and contribute to the growth of our nation.

Ø  We should help the people in need to help themselves.  If we are not helping others, we should not be a hindrance at least.

Ø  We should not waste our time and be modest in our dressing, attitude and behavior.

ENVIRONMENT/ ECOSYSTEM/ NATURE:

Ø  We should manage the wastes securely with proper waste management systems for Medical wastes, Biodegradable wastes, and Non- Biodegradable wastes.

Ø  We should protect the land around us through proper use of it and using natural agents.

Ø  We should protect the air around us from pollution.

Ø  We should reduce the usage of non-renewable sources of energy to the maximum and use Renewable sources of Energy.

Ø  We should avoid cutting trees and Plant more trees.

Ø  We should have water bodies and avoid constructing unnecessary buildings and filling of lands for selfish purposes.

Ø  We should not disrupt the Ecosystem around us and help Nature to maintain its Balance.

 

RESULTS OF FULFILLING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITY

The whole world will become a heavenly place when each one of us realizes our responsibilities towards other people and other living/non-living creatures around us.

When we realize our Responsibility, Nature will have the balance and everyone will use their expertise/ knowledge/ experience for the Common Good of accommodation and not acquiring.

When we recognize our responsibility, ultimately our attitude and behavior gets altered positively and we could kill our Selfishness which is the root cause of all problems.

When every one of us realizes our responsibility, everyone could enjoy our rights equally despite all our differences. 

The wars will be ended and the fragrance of love and joy will be present all the time in all the place in all the people. 

 

Activity:

The participants shall be divided into groups of 4- 6 members. Each group will be given some straws and cello tape. The aim to build a tall tower that stands without holding in 10 minutes. Each one in the group should be given a role and responsibility such as Supervisor & Timekeeper, Foundation builder, Tower builder, Helpers. All the groups shall be evaluated based on the execution of different roles and responsibilities and the best group shall be awarded.