【作者】Eileen Caddy
【翻譯】熊倩涵
【編輯】顏士寶
Dependability is the heart of responsibility. It means you are always at the right place at the right time doing what you know has to be done. You never put off until tomorrow what you know you must do today. When you put your hand to something, you will see it through, no matter what opposition you come up against. You are never discouraged by obstacles, but see them as steppingstones and as challenges to be overcome. You are as steady as a rock because your security and stability are within, and you are not affected by outer conditions and chaos and confusion all around you. Whatever happens, you are not up one day and down the next. That is what it means to be absolutely reliable and dependable; that is being strong and of good courage. As you shoulder more and more responsibilities dependably, you will become stronger and stronger, until nothing is too much for you.
可靠性是責任能力的核心。這意味著我總是在對的地點、對的時間，做著我知道應該完成的事情。我永遠不會把我知道今天應該完成的事情推到明天。當我經手了某件事情，我就會把它做到底，無論我受到了怎樣的阻礙。我永遠都不會因困難而洩氣，而是把它們看作墊腳石，和需要克服的挑戰。
我如磐石般穩定，因為我的安全感與穩定感來自於內在，並且我不會被在我周圍的外在條件、混亂和困惑所影響。無論發生了什麼，我都不會天天高低起伏不斷。
這就是作為絕對可靠、可信任的涵義；這就是堅強與充滿勇氣。當我可靠地肩負越來越多的責任時，我會變得越來越強大，直到沒有任何事於我而言是過多的。
