Posted by Miss Honeychurch on December 10, 2003, at 14:37:27
In reply to You Definitely Deserve the Best » Miss Honeychurch, posted by Susan J on December 10, 2003, at 13:57:52
Susan, your response is wonderfully logical. However, I have a hard time accepting the belief that all of humanity has a right to be treated with equal respect, compassion, etc. Does Joseph Stalin deserve the same respect as Martin Luther King? And do I, someone born into a wealthy family who never wanted for anything and who took summer trips to Europe deserve equal compassion for my plight now as say a homeless person who has never had access to resources which could pull him out of poverty or give him access to proper mental health care? My response is to scoff at the "problems" of the middle class chick (me). My compassion would lay (lie?)with the homeless person.
My therapist keeps telling me we are all equal. I wish I could believe that. I don't believe I am equal to say, Mother Theresa who lived a life of self-sacrifice to help others. I wouldn't even DREAM of living that life.
I do like your thought though about how me being healthy will contribute to a more healthy society.
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