Hercules, the strongest among the men of ancient Greece, was taken by the madness unleashed on him by the goddess Hera. Being the wife of Zeus, she detested Hercules, because he was the illegitimate son of Zeus and a mortal woman. This madness pushed Hercules to kill all his children and his wife Megara. (Hamilton, 96) Now, isn't that convenient? This story is proof that throughout history humans have refused to take responsibility for their actions, just as they do now. It is the nature of humanity to place blame, whether it is called for or not. Blame is something that people usually use as an excuse for their own bad behavior.() For example, when a student in today's schools misbehaves in class and has to be scolded by the teacher, the parents of these children who They behave badly often come into school play and scold the teacher for doing his job. Parents do this because they believe that by scolding their children, the teacher is, in some sense, scolding their parents. This is due to the fact that in most cases a child's behavior reflects his upbringing, and instead of simply being embarrassed and trying a new way of treating their children, parents say that the teacher was wrong. These types of actions are similar to the acts performed during witch trials throughout the centuries. Times when women, and occasionally men, were blamed for the misfortunes of others through black magic. The “witches” were blamed for things like the death of livestock and crops, when in reality the owners of the livestock and crops simply had not taken care of them properly. () They don't admit it because it is not human nature to admit guilt, even when admitting guilt is what a person must do to achieve self-improvement. The… middle of the paper… for yourself, and this is the hardest part of recovering from drug or alcohol abuse. In fact, admitting you have a problem is one of the hardest parts of life in general. It hurts and it's embarrassing, but it's one of the only ways to grow and heal. It's like walking around with a bad ankle. It's like taking someone's crutch away. It's uncomfortable and scary, but it's what you have to do. That's what the doctor recommends. It's time for everyone to get rid of the crutches, excuses and blame. We must regroup to help the generations behind us. We have to exclude ourselves. For better or for worse. It's hard and we as humans want ease, but what we want is not always what we need. In reality it almost never is. So people need to overcome discomfort and work to feel better. Stop hating others and come to terms with who they are.