| I was raised in Spain. We have the opposite problem. The catholic culture is "nothing is your responsibility", even things that clearly are. It is Mt 6,24-34
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money. “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear." It just doesn't make sense for me to suicide because my business fails. There will always be an excuse and failure is just not that important. In the protestant culture, it is the opposite, "everything is your responsibility", even things that clearly are not. "success" and "failure" are sacred words, like "winners" or "losers". And life is about competition and individualism, even in teams. I have helped refugees and drug addicts. I would never have the temptation to call them(or think about them as) "losers", but I have seen people in the US call them this word. It is a good idea that you expose yourself to different cultures so you could see through and take what is good for each one. Both approaches have advantages and disadvantages. |