Events that established responsibility
Events that established responsibility
Responsibility is not abstract. It is created through specific events that are witnessed, acknowledged, and remembered.
Authority flows from these events, and responsibility remains bound to them across generations.
Types of responsibility-establishing events
Events that establish responsibility may include:
- acquisition or entrustment of territory
- assumption of names and titles
- agreements between houses or nations
- settlement of disputes or compensation for harm
- acts of protection or stewardship
- failures or violations that created lasting obligation
- survival and continuity during disruption
Each event creates duty, not merely recognition.
Witnessing of events
For responsibility to be established, events must be witnessed.
Witnessing:
- confirms what occurred
- affirms that protocol was followed
- fixes obligation in public memory
- prevents later denial or revision
Unwitnessed events lack full legal force.
Feast acknowledgment of events
Feast acknowledgment completes the event.
Through acknowledgment:
- responsibility is formally accepted
- authority is confirmed or limited
- obligations are made public
- memory is shared across houses
An event acknowledged in feast becomes binding law.
Adaawk as event record
Adaawk record responsibility-establishing events across generations.
They preserve:
- the circumstances of the event
- the responsibilities created
- the parties involved
- unresolved obligations or consequences
Adaawk prevent responsibility from being detached from its origin.
Continuing effect of events
Events do not expire.
Once responsibility is established:
- it follows the name
- it binds future holders
- it shapes present legitimacy
- it must be answered for until resolved
Time does not cancel the event.
Disputed or denied events
When events are disputed:
- witnesses are recalled
- adaawk are consulted
- feast acknowledgment clarifies legitimacy
- unresolved matters remain active obligations
Denial does not erase occurrence.
Core principle
Responsibility begins at the event and continues until it is fulfilled. What created duty remains relevant, no matter how much time has passed.