mortychai

I have a different shaila-if not belief, in relation to this topic and wonder if some of you might provide svoros, and/or mkoros both pro and con:

We have the well known Rashi in Bereshis 4:10, where Hashem indicates to Kayin that the “bloods” (plural) of your brother cries out to Me from the earth, and there are two ma’morei Chazal (Sanhedrin, I think) referenced. The first is the one I’m wondering about. If one can be held responsible for the generations that did come into the world as a result of his act, can we also infer (admittedly something of a stretch, but still mistaber) that if one has not reached one’s potential-and that potential might have elevated others, present and future, is he held accountable for that, and accordingly, his Schar reduced commensurately?