- Clark: I just want to say I'm sorry.
- Chloe: For what?
- Clark: Letting you get hurt.
- Chloe: Well, I am perturbed with you, Clark. I'm also mad that you didn't put out the Chicago fire of 1871, or prevent the fall of the Roman Empire, making you directly responsible for the Dark Ages.
Lesson #1: Don't blame others for your problems....
This quote is so relevant because sometimes we feel guilty for things that cannot be controlled. Would it be better if I felt guilty about things I could control? Society often feels like it should be able to control everything that we have to do and be everything that we feel like we need to be.Is that the best approach? So that when the time comes no one takes any responsibility. It is necessary to take responsibility for what we wrongfully did. How often had we had conversations that start with "Well what had happened was..."? In order to shift blame from us to no one.
Lesson #2: What are you responsible for?
Clark always feels responsible for the safety of everyone he knows even though there is no way that he can save them all. Chloe and others realize the ridiculousness of this logic even though they feel safer when he worries. Another lesson we can learn from this is how to make light of a situation. Too often we become so serious with our petty problems that we forget that being too wrapped up in our problems makes them worse. Laugh a little. Make others laugh. They would appreciate it more than a somber attitude.
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