Responsibility can appear to be far too abrasive, when a person is using fossilised mind for real time purposes. To use responsibility in these circumstances, would be to destroy the current identity. This is fine only if there is a higher identity ready to replace it. Awakeness only works in real time, and is the tool for spirit growth, and is the tool of the spirit. It is a matter of judgement, whether to use responsibility or awakeness.
Understanding is sometimes a good substitute for awakeness, even if it is weaker.
Beingness is definitely a tool of the spirit, where one is prepared to take on an ability completely. Examples of the three tools are given below. I am totally responsible for my survival. I am totally awake to my survival. I am total survival.