Call me a heretic… but I don’t think that human life trumps all other causes.
I don’t think that we have a “Right to Life.”
I think we’re lucky we ever evolved into what we currently are: thinking, thoughtful, emotional experience creators… and that we should embrace it to the utmost of our opportunity…
But I don’t think we’re Entitled to have/say/do/experience ANYTHING.
This, my disclaimer.
If Myanmar doesn’t want to allow foreign aid, Fuck It.
I know, the people in charge of the country are possibly tyrants. And innocent people are dying for the lack of action on their leadership’s part… But if all their citizens are DEAD, what kind of control might they have? Um, none.
Now, I’m trying to be empathetic. And I’m extraordinarily grateful that I was born into a country that allows for me to lead a life of relatively blissful existence…
And if I was born into a country like Myanmar, I would pray that someone would help me…
At the same time, if the leaders are corrupt, then perhaps a shortened life would be the next best thing… yunno, so I could quickly begin the next life, hopefully born into a better situation.
Of course, the only way you would agree with me is to believe that our souls are cyclic in nature… repeating the karmic learning experiences until we are Enlightened…
Hell… I didn’t even believe this up until recently…
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May 13th, 2008 at 10:44 am
I feel ya. And don’t most of the people in that part of the world believe in reincarnation? So I think you’re on to something. If they can’t get the help they so desperately need, it’s better to just shuffle along this mortal coil and come back in a better situation. Unless, of course, they just come back as another starving… Myanmarian? Myanmite? Myanmararian? Whatever.
Also, I’m all in favor of helping people but I’m much more in favor of HELPING OUR OWN PEOPLE FOR ONCE. It boggles my mind how much aid we’re focusing overseas when the situation at home sucks so bad. But I digress…
May 13th, 2008 at 10:55 am
Heh, I like Myanmararian.