All of us, sooner or later, intend to achieve or do something in our lives. It depends on us whether or not we achieve what we intend to do. Whether or not we should feel responsible for what we intend depends on what those intentions are. Both intentions and actions carry responsibility. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original Essay If you asked a group of high school senators what they plan to do after they graduate, most of them would most likely say they plan to go to college. Whether they actually do it or not is up to them. Their intentions all depend on whether they act on those intentions and fill out the applications so they can get accepted to college. The responsibility for what we intend to do and for achieving what we intended to do lies in the action we take. Depending on what is intended, if you make no effort to fulfill your intention, there is no responsibility because you have not yet fulfilled it. If you take action to do what you intended to do, you now have the responsibility that comes with the actions you took. Intentions are more like ideas or thoughts, which until no action is taken to express those ideas physically or mentally, have not yet had any impact on the world. For example, yesterday I intended to study Spanish, but due to circumstances and my laziness I never managed to reach my study goal. So that thought of studying floats around until I make the effort to get up and walk away from the computer, open my book and study. It is our responsibility to act according to our intentions. It is also our responsibility to choose to act based on good intentions, not bad ones. People need to think about what they really intend to do before acting because whatever action we take to achieve what we intended to do, we claim total responsibility for it. It is quite ironic how Hitler intended to rid Germany of the Jews. But when it came time for someone to take the blame for the deaths of millions of innocent people, he did not take responsibility for his intentions and actions, he committed suicide to avoid being persecuted for war crimes and accountability. But it wasn't just him, it was everyone who stood by and did nothing to intervene to right the wrong. We can only feel responsible for what we intend if what we intend to do was already our responsibility. Like when I wanted to study Spanish but never did. Of course I feel responsible for this, it is my responsibility to study in order to get a good grade. Since I failed to act according to my intention, I still have to study to make up for lost time. Even if I intended to do something, and never did, there is still the responsibility of having to make up the study time. So even when we don't achieve what we set out to do, there is still a certain responsibility that comes with what we set out to do. When we have chores that aren't completed one day, they roll over to the next day and you're left with the remaining chores plus the daily chores for that day. Since no time capsule has yet been invented, there is no way to take them to support our actions. If you're going to do something, you better be willing to take responsibility for it. You are solely responsible for yourself. No one else can take responsibility for your actions. If you think before you act, you have the option of whether or not you take responsibility for something. You have the, 92(4), 548-573.