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Originally Posted by maleficent
I'd agree with the second statement, but completely disagree with the first statement... It's a pretty self absorbed way to go thru life not thinking you have an obligation to your fellow human beings. No man is an island, they eventually need the help of other people, and they should willingly give help to others..you do what you can to help... period.
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The life of any individual can and must belong only to himself, not to others- be it random strangers, the community, or all of society. If it is my duty to help others, costing from my own life, I am but a slave to the whims of those others. No society can be more important than the individuals that compose it. Everyone should have a say in how they choose to live their own lives. That is the choice I am talking about.
I mean, don't get me wrong, I donate money, effort, clothing, etc. to various charities, disaster relief funds, salvation army, and so on. But it's my choice to do so, not some prescribed duty where i'm completing my allotment of human salvation.