Been hanging loose... like real loose... and I like it... =)

Anywya, just like to share a thought:

Been reading a lot about the euthanesia case... commentary, news and stuff... Basically, what happpened was this lady, Terri Schiavo had been in a coma for 14 years... surviving on a feeding tube... yup.. no life support machine... just a tube that makes sure all the food goes to her, but oblivious to her surroundings.

About 2 weeks ago, her husband decided to pull the tube... and faced resistance from her parents. Ugly accusations rang out. Him , accused of trying to keep the money she left for himself and perhaps just get on with life, judging from the fact that he had a live-in lover and stuff... and her parents, being accused of trying to wrest part of her inheritance from him.

A few days ago.. this lady passed away... but not before her case was actually tries in court...

The point of this... I was just wondering... to die from starvation? I mean granted that if you are in a coma and can't feel anything, to die from starvation is definitely not the best way to die for me... I guess unless you are in their position, you won't ever know the full story...

But euthanesia... sth good or bad? If one had the choice, one would definitely choose to live.. but what if the odds are stacked so high against you that there is no alternative? Do we get a loved one to pull the plug? Would they do it? Conversely, what if one has a strong will to live? Would giving up on that person be unfair? Circumstances, Consequences, all differ with time..

Then.. what about the thousands of lives lost in the earthquake? A case of being in the wrong place at the wrong time? Why does it seem that natural disasters often occur in developing countries? I see it as making matters worse and money will be pumped into rescue effort, restoration processes and crippling their already crippled economy. Yes... you get foreign aid... that fuels corruption and for some, make the country even more debt-ridden than before.

Depressing thoughts, but these are the things that are happening all around us today... Maybe one should just take things easy... For you'll never know what will happen...

As the chinese saying goes, 生老病死 (birth, age, illness, death) these are the 4 stages that people have to undergo in life...