About euthanasia - the right and obligation to live

Tyrel 2022-04-23 07:02:15

Written in April 9, 2011

, I watched "Going to the Sea" a few days ago, and I was deeply touched by Ramon's words. He said that survival is a right, not an obligation. I suddenly felt that in fact, most of us regard survival as an obligation, and pressure as an addition, so we will become more and more tired. Then euthanasia is a right that Ramon wants to exercise. Our laws do not allow it, or there is no law that says whether people want to die is a right or not, and suddenly I feel that this topic is very heavy, and think about why we live. We want to make money, we want fame, fortune, a house, a car, but if we have everything, and then ask you, what do you want, what would you answer?

The teacher in philosophy class asked us what do you think is the origin and subsequent development of religious belief. Everyone has many opinions, but just like the teacher's opinion, belief is a lack of a certain sense, and it is a kind of spiritual comfort. Just like people repent to God and pray to Buddha for luck, if we can achieve a society in which people are infinitely rich and powerful, people may no longer need these religions, but religions will never disappear, even if they are not needed, It will also become a cultural enduring.

The disciple asked Confucius, Master, what do you think about death, Confucius said that life has not been understood, so why do you ask about death? The sage Confucius just diverted the topic and avoided answering. Perhaps Confucius had already fully understood but was reluctant to tell his disciples about such a heavy topic. Is it meaningless to tell them that life is meaningless, or that even if there is pursuit, it is difficult to achieve inner prosperity. So, is death a human right? People say that people who commit suicide will go to hell. People always say that people who commit suicide are too cowardly, but how can people who have the courage to die be cowardly? Maybe they just see through it. , Even if life is like this, it seems that it is changing rapidly, but it is immutable. Just like Ramon in the movie "Going to the Sea", he may have pursuits, he wants to fly, he wants to be with Julia, but he said so clearly that I want us to die together. He said that survival is not an obligation, but he who chooses euthanasia must be a person with a strong sense of responsibility. Maybe the compassionate care of his family makes him feel guilty, or maybe he hates that he cannot contribute to the family and society; Survive and sell your soul. However, in his eyes, perhaps life is beautiful, but he cannot rely on the short-lived beauty to complete his long life. But in the end, the law did not agree to his euthanasia. People always thought that they had saved him by doing so. People always thought that he would find his purpose in life and continue to live happily. However, Ramon thought more, he had already I've thought about it, maybe letting him end his own life is the only way to continue torturing him. In the end, with the help of a friend, he drank water containing cyanide, and such suicide counted as his euthanasia.

I still want to believe that even if death is a right, the person who seeks death hopes to have a happy life. However, if he finds that this kind of happiness can only be a daydream, it may never be realized, and these happy thoughts will become death. fuse. This kind of thinking is always contradictory. On the one hand, a person loses interest in all life, and death becomes a good thing for him; on the other hand, even those who seek death are deeply looking forward to the real Understanding and a good life, it's just that they are too desperate and think they can't have it. Is there such a walking dead, they don't want to die, but feel that life is really meaningless, unfair treatment, the idea of ​​not getting, all the good can only be in a dream, no matter how active, no matter how hard , No matter how you show your excellence, no one cares. Humans, after all, are social animals, no matter how strong their hearts are, they cannot face the indifferent world alone. Then, when those people really choose to perform the act of death and complete the end of life, do they feel lonely, or on the contrary, it is eternal beauty, inner peace and eternal abundance. And I, it seems, will never be able to clarify whether survival is a right or an obligation. Sometimes it's a right, at other times it's an obligation.

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The Sea Inside quotes

  • Julia: Too bad there's no view of the sea.

    Ramón Sampedro: Just as well. This way I see it when I choose.

    Julia: What do you mean?

    Ramón Sampedro: When I'm in the mood, I concentrate and walk I out to the sea. I fly there.

  • Conductor: Aren't you Ramón Sampedro? It's an honour.