entitlements and responsibility

in response to the dialogue about parenting and invoking individuality, i was told that i am entitled to nourishment and encouraging as well as being surrounded by positive light. WOW... what a blessing that we are each entitled to such divine attention.

the same person went on to say that "entitlements are best enjoyed (in my humble opinion) when they eventually evoke a sense of responsibility as to how to internalize and actualize all the feelings and then determine how and to whom you are going to pass them along. You obviously embrace this responsibility."

i love this notion of evoking a sense of responsibility to internalize, actualize, and share.

i think that i feel more comfortable with the word "gifts" than "entitlements"... but i also know that i get hung up on the word entitlement. any thoughts?

comments:

and then entitlements... these things that come with our names, our births, our being here... the word works okay as reminder to give these things to myself... but what about when these entitlements are things from or through others that might subtly or not so subtly define or name us? the entitlement language is trickier then. gift language seems more to do with the flow and esp outflow of time, talent, treasure, leadership, hope, attention, that must flow through all of us... seems less about making some mark or statement on or about us... still mucking about it this for sure.
michael herman