is taking responsibility optional or mandatory?

no taking responsibilities are not an optional and not a mandatory it depends on their love upon them.so it just happen behind the love(parents).so dont feel it as a optional or as a mandatory.

We have to take care of them as they took care of us...

Most of us do have that character who wants to help our family or parents. Not necessarily that we are oblige to take that responsibility but i guess it's your will to help. Not necessarily mandatory but they are your parents, if anything happens to them you're still affected. Personally, at a young age (24years old) I've been to a lot of responsibilities.My mother was diagnosed with cervical cancer and I'm the eldest so I took all the responsibility at home: budgeting, taking care of my sibling, and all my mother's work was passed and given to me. I don't consider it as mandatory since my mother was ill and it was nobody's fault why she got it. Nonetheless, it's not also optional. I think it's your will to take the responsibility. Someday you'll know why, after you have your family of your own.

Our parents raised us because it is their responsibility. As form of gratitude, we show love, respect and honor them in return. They become our responsibility when they grow old and are no longer capable of supporting themselves. I think, it is out of love that we do the "repaying" of good things they have done for us. Imagine also how much they have provided for us, their children. I think your conscience will bug you off if you leave your parents and not take responsibility for their custody and care. When you say it is a responsibility, it does imply that it is mandatory. In your work, isn't it but right to finish the task assigned to you? You are accountable for the task. If you do not take care of them, you have to take the consequence of your action. For me, I do show my love and respect for my mother who took care of me and I give back what is right to help her.

Hello my friend... for my opinion... as long we are here in this world, our responsibility never ends. As our age gets old... the more responsibilty we are taking wether we like it or we don't. Responsibilty is the one making for us to become something in this world. Don't think about repaying somebody for what they did to us. We are becoming strong and mature because of our awareness and respect to others.. which we don't know that we are taking responsibilty in some way that we don't notice..and that's part of a life.

According to me , it is mandatory to be responsible to our parents because they gave birth to us and they satisfied all our wishes . It is human nature to be responsible .

in our culture..we prefer to look after our family even after we moved out of the house..it is in our nature to be concern and to help anybody in times of need..we are helping our friends whenever they come to us and seek our advice..so it is just necessary that you will also help your immediate family if they seek your assistance in any way..but sometimes there's a limit..if you're life is already turning upside down, you have to think twice..how can you help them again in the future if you cannot even help yourself..take care of yourself first..

Whether a parent or sibling, I don't think there is a responsibilty and nothing is mandatory except your own well being. Helping others is a given without asking for anything in return. Same with outside the family for a friend. Like one of your responders stated that you would need to look at the situation. If a person is not trying to take responsibility, then it is not responsibility.

Responsibility is mandatory. We are all responsible for something on different levels. If responsibility became optional in your life, would you be successful?

When I give something to my parents, it is not because its my responsibility to them but rather as a sign of gratitude and thanking them for doing their responsibilities to me. But as sister, I am always their for them but not to the point that I will always give what they need or what they ask. I will think first if they really need that and if it will really help them.

In my opinion, taking responsibility it could be both optional and mandatory. If you use logic point of view, then responsibility is optional. Let's say it is about to repay your parents. It think this kind of responsibility is optional because they don't even ask you to repay it. So, why you need to think about it. However, if you refer to society values & norms, then repay your parent is mandatory or a must even though they never ask it. But once again, we, as humans, do have feeling. we can feel sad and happy. if you just let you relatives in hardship, will you be happy then? if you see your parents in hardship and need you help, will you able to sleep well at night? If it is me, then i can't :D.

Responsibility is inherent, it does not expire with time.. it only expires when you expire

Do you have to even ask that?? lol Responsibility is definitely mandatory. If you're not a responsible person, you will NOT be very prosperous in life. Parents do raise us, spend a great chunk of their lives taking care of us -providing for us, grooming us and fulfilling our hearts' desires. Though, all we really have to offer them is a big thankyou and respectable gifts on their birthdays and the days specifed JUST for them. When I get older, I will do things for my parents just because they were there for me. For example, send flowers to my mom's job anonymously just to make her smile and for her to come back and tell me how happy it made her feel. And as for my sister, I will ALWAYS be there for her, especially because I'm the older sibling. She will always need me and I will always need her. I feel that being responsible is the better way of life.