tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post7937981080402857536..comments2023-10-17T03:15:16.029-05:00Comments on Blowing San #1: Euthanasia justification becoming more broadbased...Subvethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13523683273450353313noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post-15442925774967088972011-06-29T17:33:04.650-05:002011-06-29T17:33:04.650-05:00I truly do fear that there will come a time when I...I truly do fear that there will come a time when I am near the end of my life that some hospital staffer will decide to "end my suffering" before my time. I know that I've discussed this with my husband, but to be honest....I'm not so sure that I could trust his judgment in this. He left the faith...no, he left GOD, and he believes that when we die we're nothing but worm food, that's it...the end. I think I may have to look into getting a living will or something. I'm not even sure if that would be enough anymore.Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18096051756459933731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post-74519924717601667742011-06-29T06:59:31.330-05:002011-06-29T06:59:31.330-05:00I've known a couple of victims of Alzheimer...I've known a couple of victims of Alzheimer's, and while it's a heartbreak to see someone in the dementia stage, it's not clear to me that they suffer any more than do people who are lonely, or who are perpetually angry at the world, or who live lives of perpetual indulgence, or whatnot. Where did we get the idea that suffering justifies death? Where did we get the idea that if you're life isn't completely pain-free or without difficulty, it's a mercy to put you to sleep like a dog? With this kind of rationale, why do we spend so much on the poor and homeless, when it would be much more cost-efficient to jab them with a whacking dose of sodium pentothal and burn the corpses? We live in a world where the values are turning upside-down like the Poseidon, my friend.Anthony S. Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14807873592896092136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36003957.post-57683411585386596132011-06-29T02:26:16.399-05:002011-06-29T02:26:16.399-05:00I wonder if in the long run we're not cheating...<i>I wonder if in the long run we're not cheating ourselves of the opportunity to grow spiritually.</i><br /><br />I know we are. Anyone who has gone through trauma or tragedy, if they are at all intellectually honest, will tell you that it was both the worst time of their life, and yet paradoxically it made them stronger, a "better person." <br /><br />Whether it is raising a baby with a disability, or caring for a father dying of cancer, such experiences refine us, give us new compassion for others and direct us toward God as a source of endless strength. <br /><br />The alternative--refusing to accept less than perfect babies, or to tolerate life once its "quality" is reduced (by whatever subjective standard we care to apply)--diminishes us in ways we can barely begin to fathom.RandomThoughtshttp://www.thecafeallegro.com/randomthoughtsnoreply@blogger.com