involuntarily

Francesco 2022-10-17 09:42:01

There are countless love stories I have seen, some of them are like a flash of smoke and instantly forgotten, some haunt my heart for a long time, and some are stuck between forgetting and not forgetting. Depressed.

Before I met you, it was probably a story somewhere between 3/4 that I almost forgot. Then when I saw the promotion video, I gradually remembered 1/4 of the plot.

It looks like a sweet and inspirational love movie: a sluggish and disabled prince meets an optimistic and strong Cinderella, and encourages and supports each other along the way, and finally has a happy ending. From then on, they live happily together...

But of course the story not that simple. In this age when people's hearts are so dark, people will roll their eyes and despise if the story ends too well~

So before I met you, there was a very complicated and even extremely test of human nature, and still a controversial proposition of life and death: whether people have The right to end your life of your own choosing?

Don't we often say that everyone is born with human rights and everyone has the right to choose freely? So, do we have the right to choose death?

Especially for a person who is permanently disabled, unable to take care of himself in daily life, and is destined to spend the rest of his life in various drugs, complications, pain, endless mental torment and physical torture, his dignity will be consumed with life; and the situation will continue to deteriorate. For the quadriplegic patients, regardless of legal responsibility, does the euthanasia law violate human rights?

Does seeking euthanasia mean irresponsible life? And does euthanasia mean contempt for life? Does it violate professional ethics, or fulfill the spirit of humanity?

I just feel sad. Born as a human being, life is not independent of oneself, body is not independent of oneself, life and death are not independent of oneself.

And the saddest thing is that because I love you, I am willing to sacrifice the happiness that will grow old with you to fulfill you.

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Me Before You quotes

  • [When Lou starts shaving Will's beard off]

    Will Traynor: You're really going to do this?

    Lou Clark: I'm... I'm really gonna do this.

    Will Traynor: My mother's gonna be so happy.

    Lou Clark: Yes, well, we won't let that put us off.

    Will Traynor: You've got a funny look on your face. Please don't tell me you shaved off my eyebrows.

    Lou Clark: Only the one.

  • Camilla Traynor: [to her husband] I cannot believe that you are willing to help our son end his life.

    Stephen Traynor: I'd rather that than risk him trying again, alone. It wasn't a cry for help, Camilla. He meant it. You know that. Now, this way we can be with him, supporting him,loving him.

    Camilla Traynor: [shouting] He's my son!

    Stephen Traynor: Yes, he's my son too! It's his choice. This is what *he* wants. You know how much pain he's in.