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[kirsten85]

A life style of complete personal responsability is the only way in which one can ever find complete happiness. And it is this complete personal happiness that should be the ultimate goal to all of our lives

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[nicesweater]

I cannot say you're wrong, but I can tell you that at least I, personally, try my damnest to live by such standards. My proof? While appearances often deceive, I am the happiest person I know, as well as the most satisfied. I reap the rewards of such a life: I choose my friends very carefully, and in turn, I'm surrounded by the finest of company, some of whom I deeply love, and am loved in return. Every decision I make for myself, from my philosophic beliefs down to what clothing I wear, provide for me the satisfaction of knowing I'm making the best possible decisions for myself--with the assumed premise, of course, that some decisions are more just than others. That I refuse to allow myself to drown in waters others believe they have the moral right to drown in, is additional proof. That I am unaffected by most everyone's judgments of me, that I can count the number of people who are capable of actually hurting me, offending me not being an equivalent to hurting me, on one hand, is yet even more proof.

It is the most difficult and noble task to live a completely just life--which is, I assume, what you mean by taking "complete" responsibility for yourself. I, too, have never met a person who lives such a life, but I know at least a few who are capable of it, myself included, and with time, will likely master the most just of lifestyles. Truth does not become knowledge until it is believed, and such belief is only possible through our experiences, from all angles, of such truth.

I once said that, through practice, over time, carrying one's self as if you were the only person in the room is realized to be a virtuous behavior, not the tedious task it may be perceived to be up until that point. This is an example of when truth and belief become knowledge, and it is knowledge which dictates our behavior.

Those few capable of the most virtuous lives must first be capable accepting what's true as knowledge. This is a process which takes time, which is likely why you, (as well as I), have yet to see perfection among human beings. It is possible, though.