It’s my life.
// November 14th, 2009 // 12 Comments » // Life, Music, World
Rise against inspired me to write this blog post and here’s the music video. I’ve read up on an article found here about this old lady who wants to die. She says it’s “hell on Earth.”
simply because you can breathe,
doesn’t mean you’re alive,
or that you really live,
this life here has taken its toll
and she just doesn’t know how much more she can give…
I believe that everyone deserves a chance to live; the idea of abortion is wrong. However, it should be up to the individual whether they want to live or die. Everyone has a choice. To live or die. To breathe or not to breathe. Everyone has a choice, I think. 
Here is an elderly lady who is suffering from a tumor in your nasal cavity. She has lost her sense of smell, taste and, more recently, sight. Without a doubt it’s a living nightmare…
One of my friend’s dog was put to “sleep” not long ago because his leg was severely cut and the medical bills would have been too costly. Are humans that far different than animals? Animals have feelings and emotions just like humans do. Humans respect other animals and take careful precautions before laying an animal to rest or when putting them to sleep. Why can’t humans do the same for other humans? What makes us so superior that we shall not die? I thought about it and I came up with: morals. Humans have morals, unlike animals. That’s why the average human strongly believes it’s unmoral to take another humans life, but there should be exceptions such as in the animal kingdom and the food chain. Others say it’s playing the role of god? To me, it’s science. And is putting animals to sleep by euthanasia playing the role of god? Or is the work of our morals with the help of science?
Back to this lady, I believe if she wants to die she should be allowed to. “I know now how to get my hands on what I need and if I don’t get it in France, I will get it elsewhere,” she said. It’s very hard to prolong death and if she wants to take the opportunity in a safe, peaceful, controlled environment then why the hell not? It’s better than traditional suicide at any rate.
Back to the Rise Against song…even though this song is sending out a message that basically says don’t live in fear of your potential, it can relate to this lady here. She herself believes she has no more potential left and when you hit rock bottom like she did, her choices may not be very thought out, but everyone should respect her choice on life.
Lastly, do not fear death, but rather inadequate life.
