There is a Cypress Tree growing in my front yard. The old cypress has very distinctive leaves. When they fall in the autumn, I can always recognize which leaves are from that tree. As I rake my yard, I notice some of "my" leaves have fallen in the neighbors yard. I think that maybe I should rake their yard too since they are "my" leaves, but I resist the urge. They can clean up their own yard if they want to.
I apply this to life in this way: Even if some of my actions are the catalyst for another persons reaction, it is not my fault. Some of my stuff is bound get mixed in with theirs. It is not my responsibility to keep any one else's property clean.
(now my brain hurts.) ;)
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