Roger Ebert: The Value Of Human Life
There are about 7 billion humans living on the Earth. Each of these 7 billion people has a life of their own to live. They might be working a job, or taking care of kids or living on their own. Every person has a different life and different values. Do these people value the life that they are living? Another question might be, how should their society assign value to human life? Society should assign value to human life based on friends and family, one’s circumstances, and qualities of life itself. The value of one’s life can be based on your friends and family. If anyone is questioning the value of their own life, they should just look around them at the people who care about them. For instance, if I am going through a rough time at school, I have friends there to comfort me and back
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Consider this question. Are you reading this right now? The fact that someone can read what I am writing about is something to be valued. It is a blessing to be and to read of write or type. It shows a level of knowledge and education that a lot of people in this world might not have. Furthermore, Roger Ebert writes in an interview, “When I am writing, my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be” (Jones 4). Roger Ebert was a journalist and movie critic who was diagnosed with cancer and then lost his jaw and his ability to speak. Even though he is sick and dying, the simple quality of being able to still write like he had before made his life valuable. Lastly, the very fact that you are alive and breathing shows that your life has value. Being able to live another day and breathe clean air is valuable. Life in itself is very valuable. If someone is ever wondering if they have value or if they are worth anything, just consider the fact that you woke up to live another day. That has to mean something! For fate to grant you another day means you are
Consider this question. Are you reading this right now? The fact that someone can read what I am writing about is something to be valued. It is a blessing to be and to read of write or type. It shows a level of knowledge and education that a lot of people in this world might not have. Furthermore, Roger Ebert writes in an interview, “When I am writing, my problems become invisible and I am the same person I always was. All is well. I am as I should be” (Jones 4). Roger Ebert was a journalist and movie critic who was diagnosed with cancer and then lost his jaw and his ability to speak. Even though he is sick and dying, the simple quality of being able to still write like he had before made his life valuable. Lastly, the very fact that you are alive and breathing shows that your life has value. Being able to live another day and breathe clean air is valuable. Life in itself is very valuable. If someone is ever wondering if they have value or if they are worth anything, just consider the fact that you woke up to live another day. That has to mean something! For fate to grant you another day means you are