Dear Sir;
I read with great interest and agreement your 'rant'. Unfortunately, we have
been fooled by ourselves and others into allowing others to take
responsibility for our actions. The others of whom I am thinking would be
the legal system, lawyers etc. This responsibility is taken on with great
glee and transmittal of much gold. Here in the states at least, the fox is in
the henhouse on these matters, as the group of professionals that make the
laws ( lawyers elected to office) get to enforce the laws (through uncivil
civil law actions) keeping 1/3 or more of the gold collected.
I think of the chap whom you describe harrasing the mechanic as quite simply
a bully. A lazy lout, prone to blaming others for his decisions and wielding
the cudgel of the legal system. Usually these are idle threats, of course.
But you so very clearly described the anguish felt by the victim in the case
of the experienced mechanic.
Whenever we make a decision, about anything, there is a probablity that we
will have made a good decision, and a probability that we made a bad
decision. When you make a decision you must accept the fact that you may
have made an error, for which you might suffer untoward consequences.
Suffering these consequences is the opportunity to learn from your mistakes.
Blaming others leads to no learning and stupidly repeating the error over and
over.
Undertaking these type of legal actions is one of the most discouraging and
unspirtual acts you can involve yourself in and it does not matter which side
you are on or whether you prevail or not. You will end up filled with bile
and hate that you will pass on to others. Some thought and investigation
prior to the decision is the best way to avoid it all.
A couple of related quotes:
"You can sue anyone for anything, winnin is another matter" former DA of
Lincoln County, New Mexico
"Someone does not have to be blamed for everything that we feel went wrong in
our lives" A personal friend and attorney.
Were I at your doorstep, I'd invite you and your mechanic friend out for a
pint.
Bob Paul
Corrales New Mexico
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