Is it wrong to kill another human being? Let me rephrase the question. Is it wrong to murder another human being? The answer is an emphatic yes. But the answer to the original question may very well be an emphatic no.
If another person is attempting to kill you or a member of your family or a friend or just someone that you happen to see on the street, the answer changes. I have always thought that the second worst thing I could do in life would be to kill someone. The first worst thing would be for them to kill me.
If my neighbor has a new boat, is it wrong for me not to have one? What about if my neighbor works five or more days per week to provide for the family and I don’t, is that wrong? Now, what if I am hungry and have no means to feed myself and my neighbor is not willing to help, is that wrong? Here’s where it gets complicated. If my neighbor, against his will is forced to feed me, then why shouldn’t I get a new boat too?
If half of the country pays no taxes, then half pay all the taxes. This leads me to think that I support someone that I don’t even know. I need to find out who that person is.
I want to know if they have a boat. I don’t.
PMO
©2010
No comments:
Post a Comment