A person never visits his parents and they are not in contact at all. He doesn't seem to care about them. This is an action.
But suddenly his parents die and he becomes extremely sad and depressed. This is a reaction.
Even though the first action of making a decision to not stay in contact could be because of some stimuli, there's still a clear difference between an action and a reaction: Actions require CONSCIOUS DECISIONS. Reactions do not.
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Let's imagine this:
A person never visits his parents and they are not in contact at all. He doesn't seem to care about them. This is an action.
But suddenly his parents die and he becomes extremely sad and depressed. This is a reaction.
Even though the first action of making a decision to not stay in contact could be because of some stimuli, there's still a clear difference between an action and a reaction: Actions require CONSCIOUS DECISIONS. Reactions do not.
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Not contacting somebody doesn't require a conscious decision, though. You just have to not make the decision to contact them.