What is the worth of life?
When does it stop to have a worth? Who decides?
Is the value of life universal and constant? or do you have the right yourself to give it a value?
Should you not have the right to give your own life the worth you see fit?
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In my hospital room there are two other patients. Both very much older than me, but not sicker.
They are there for another reason.
The first woman is around 75 years old and just doesn't want to live. She has stopped eating and refuses to talk, sit or do anything. All day she lies in bed half asleep pumped full of artificial nutrition, water and morphine. Just waiting.
She has herself removed the worth of her life.
The other woman is around 80 years old and without modern medicine she would probably have died naturally several years ago from her body giving in. All day she lies in bed praying to God to forgive her, because it hurts too much. She too, pumped full of artificial nutrition, water and morphine. Just waiting.
She wishes she could remove the worth of her life.
I cannot resist thinking how many people in the world who would benefit from just half of the hospital care these women are getting. People who do want to live. People who put lots of worth into their lives.
Why are we putting so much effort into keeping these women alive? Even against their own will. Is this what we think humanity should be about? Taking care of our old ones? Does it make us feel good that we are not like animals who kill, eat or abandon our sick, old or useless.
Does it make you feel human to preserve life at all costs?
Does it make you feel human to violate the worth of life people put themselves.
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I know by experience how strong survival instincts are, but I also know it stems from our wills. It is not nature that finds a way, it is our wills. It is also our wills that put a worth on our own lives.
And maybe those wills should have the right of choice. A choice to be respected.
Is it not that what differentiates us from the animals?
WOW SO POWERFUL when I was reading this poem I feel how selfish I am well really I always was I often think to myself (I'm not even joking) that it would be better to give my life up (I'm not talking about suicide I don't think that at all) I'm just saying because I sometimes woner why the hell am I here if I value my life so little why can't I just give it so someone who really wants to live in this world and is so grateful to be alive but I honestly thought it would be easier not to be in this world and give my life to someone who really wants to be and is great full but I realise one day I will find my purpose
ReplyDeleteI think every human is selfish, but I also believe that we have the potential of powerful unselfish love. I think every human has the right to decide themselves waht teh worth of their lives are BUT I also firmly believe that NO ONE can replace another - we are all unique and special. Maybe that is all the purpose we need - or as a great saying I once heard: "All I want in my life to make someone happy." (indeed the most beautiful dream I have heard...)
DeleteWOW I AGREE your words always touch me there always so powerful and I'm not just saying that lol maybe I should think like that but for some reason I can't yet maybe when I'm alot more older I will find out the worth and reason for and of my life but until that day comes..... I just got to keep moving on in life and then one day maybe just one day in the future I will have my answers
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