1. I suppose i live because i love the idea of life, that i have the opportunity to make a difference in something that matters, and maybe find happiness one day. Perhaps I live to allow my family's name to continue on, or simply because it was god's will that i was created. To tell the truth, i'm not particularly sure what i live for, but i know i live for a purpose, and that's good enough for me.
2. This question is considerably harder, i would probably kill in self defense, or in defense of my family or friends. I suppose I would kill if my country needed me to kill, for a war, or for a purpose i could not understand, or for a purpose which i was not intended to know. Perhaps for my religion, although there are many philosophical and moral barriers that exist, fighting for a religion that teaches not to kill, so i don't know if i could kill for a religion...
3. This is still a harder question for me, i feel that one must have something that they are willing to die for, if they have something they are willing to live for. I suppose i would be willing to die to save a child, or to cure a disease, or do something noteworthy that would change the world, something that i could accomplish in death that i could not accomplish in life. I don't know if i could "die for my country" just because my country needed me to die, but i suppose i could accept dying in defense of someone i loved. I suppose my philosophy could be summed up by saying this: I don't want to die in a rest home, i'm going to die eventually, and i would rather die at 30 and accomplish something with my death than live until 90 and accomplish nothing with my life.
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