Friday, April 30, 2010
Writing Topic #2 pg. 1211
Contemplating the subject of suicide reminds me of the saying that suicide is “a permanent solution to a temporary problem”, in other words there is really no situation that justifies suicide and any problem that someone is experiencing will eventually go away, even though it does not feel that way. However, I do feel that suicide is something that is different from Mercy Killings, in which terminally ill people are aided by doctors to humanly end their lives. I think that suicide is not only religiously and morally wrong but also wrong for any and every person. Anyone who has ever been at a point in their lives where they contemplated the idea and action of suicide and its seemingly ease can attest to the fact that later when you look back on that time such thoughts will be proven to have been wrong and wasteful. I say wasteful because when you take such permanent action you will never get out of that tunnel, you will never have the chance to find out that those thoughts can and do go away with enough time, understanding and much needed help and will. By will I mean the will power that someone can have to overcome hard times in their lives. Yet I do not think that every person has such a strong will power and anyone who has such thoughts or even contemplations should seek help because it is not something anyone should be ashamed of or something that anyone should be afraid to speak up about. When some is in such a mindset, where they cannot see anything but their own pain I think that this is then the last moment in which they should contemplate such a permanent act. This permanency in itself is so important and monumental and regardless of its subject , be it suicide or abortion or any similar controversial act, it is not something that I feel anyone should really think about, least of all someone who is in such a dark hopeless space. I say that suicide is also religiously wrong because it seems that many forget that the commandment of “thou shalt not kill” includes the killing of the individual self, if you are the type of person who believes in like after death and Heaven then you know as a general rule that someone who takes their own life ends up somewhere that is definitely not as pleasant as Heaven. Therefore, I feel confident saying that suicide in most cases is the wrong answer, one that will destroy not only the individual’s life but also the lives if all that love that individual. Mercy Killings, once again, through helping someone else end their, seems somewhat acceptable in situations in which that persons is terminally ill and in tremendous pain. I feel that this is one of the saddest ways that anyone’s life can end but there are definitely cases in which prolonging life only serves to make that person suffer worse when they are already terminally ill. So in such cases I do believe that Mercy Killings can indeed be justified, unlike suicide which cannot, in extreme cases. However, I personally think that I could not be a part of Mercy Killing or Suicide and even just writing about it makes me uncomfortable because of the stigma and the sad association with the early ending of a life that each has.
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Sheesh it seems like every new blog I read about this subject I learn something new to add to my argument. I read Bryce's blog and got reminded about how hope should be something that should prevent people from killing themselves, and how other people have had it worse. You have reminded me about how it is such a big decision for such a small idea? You said, “a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” I believe this to be so incredibly true. I believe that these people are blinded by their depression and/or problem. They get so worked up about what they are having problems with that they don't see the light at the end of the problem. Or they just don't see that their problems aren't as bad as some people have it. They get lost, and blinded by the devil, so they can never see a way out of things, and then they just end their lives. I don't judge people for this at all because I clearly understand why they get so lost. I just wish that people would have a stronger mind set when they got in a broken emotional state. If they were raised with some mental toughness as well as physical toughness then maybe they wouldn't have as many problems. Thanks for pointing that out to me, or just reminding me. You should check out Bryce's blog and my blog. Very good points of views and arguments against suicide
ReplyDeleteI never considered the idea of Mercy Killings and the way it could kind of relate to suicide. And I agree with you, there are some instances where these are okay. I know personally I was involved in the decision of whether to let a loved one go who was on life support. And in many cases, I know especially in my family, we all agreed that if we were in a position where we were hospitalized on life support and there was no way that we could lead a regular life, such as paralysis or something of the sort, we would want to be let go. We all know what we would want in our lives and if there was no way that we could enjoy it, we would want to be let go. And then bringing up the topic of abortion was one that I didn’t think of either. That’s something that I just don’t feel right about either. I have the mentality that that unborn child could have been the one to find the cure for cancer; they could have changed the world as we know it. I feel like we’re robbing an innocent child of the opportunity of living life. It’s not the unborn child’s fault that their parent was irresponsible in their actions, the unborn child should not have to pay for that. And the thought of killing someone who came from me, in the likeness of me turns my stomach.
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