6. Blame

Blame: to hold responsible; find fault with; an act of attributing fault; censure; reproof. That is the actual definition of blame. A less formal definition would be: when someone fears they will be in trouble for something and they point fingers to someone else to reflect the attention off themselves. This concept is very common, even in everyday life. It was especially common when we are children. We never wanted to get in trouble with our parents, so if something bad were to happen and we knew we could get it trouble for it, we would blame someone else right away. The classic line in every movie where two kids break something and their parents come in on it is, "HE(or she) DID IT!" in unison with the fingers pointed to each other. This basically represents the blame that goes on now as teenagers and adults, only more juvenile than what we do. As we get older, it is easier to blame someone else in my opinion. Our lies are less noticeable and it is not always easy to tell if the blamed person is actually guilty or not. Blame can also provide a reputation for someone, or even reflect that person's reputation. Now, at our particular lunch, if something goes 'missing' or is messed with, everyone tends to blame me whether I did it or not. This is because I have quite a reputation built up that would usually qualify me as the first person to go to in these situations. And I am proud of this reputation! Unless, that is, I did not actually do it sometime, then I still get blamed and it gets difficult to convince them that it was not my doing. In fact, if anything in general ever goes wrong, it is usually blamed on me. I tend to be the source of bad luck amongst my friends. So what I am trying to say, is everyone blames, and everyone gets blamed. It is one of those things you just can't really avoid. Sometimes it can be harmless, but for more important matters, it really counts.