The surest sign that we are having a good time is that we want to do it again. If our “recreations” are damaging the environment or hurt others, those good times will end.  Our use of public lands need to be guided by the principle of sustainability, so that future generations will be able to have the same pleasures that we enjoy.

Often the first question that is asked when something goes wrong is, “Whose fault was it?”  That might be appropriate when searching for a murderer or other criminal, but most of the problems in business and our daily lives are not caused by intentional acts.  If our response is focused on blaming the person who made the mistake we will not gain an understanding of WHY the mistake occurred and what can be done to keep it from happening again.
    
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The campers who left the remains of their campfire smoldering certainly did not intend to destroy the forest they enjoyed.  Saying, “We meant to extinguish our fire completely” didn’t lessen the damage.

If we intend for good things to happen, we still must carefully observe the actual results of our actions.  If the results aren’t what we intend, it is up to us to change our behavior.