How Shall We Live... unfortunately, I do not think a lot of
people think about this qustion.
I was talking to a friend the other day and she asked me if
my parents taught me to respect my elders. Of course I said yes...I think most
of our parents taught us that right? Well, my friend told me that she was in a
public place a couple days ago and she was sitting down and an older woman came
and stood beside her, not even having to think twice about it, my friend got up
from her seat and told the older woman to have a seat. A younger boy saw what
happened and came up to my friend and asked her why she let that woman take her
seat. She said because it was just the right thing to do. Unfortunately, I do
not think parents are teaching their children to respect their elders anymore.
So, how shall we live? I agree with a line from Jon
Krakauer's Into The Wild, "the only certain happiness in life is to live
for others..." Of course people should make themselves happy as well, but
in my opinion, others happiness comes first.
By Kerah Umbel
NO, I do not think so either...because once we do, it implies that we have some responsibility for how we live. Do you think parents are teaching respect for nature ? I know many who do, and who make sure their children HAVE those pivotal experiences as I asked your class to describe very early in the semester. While we live for others, it just may be that our job is also to makes ourselves better and more worthy people so that we have more to give out. This is a big task...becasue again, it implies responsibility - to ourselves as well as the larger community we share. we are all teachers in this way...just what will your message be?!! :)
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