Posted on 09/19/2014 12:30:11 PM PDT by xzins
Democrats seem to love death. Whether they’re yammering about abortion or “end of life” planning, they just can’t get enough of talking up the myriad ways people can exit life’s stage. They always claim this is simply a discussion about personal responsibility and individual choice but, since they despise those ideals in virtually every other matter, it’s a hard argument to buy.
Enter Ezekiel Emanuel.
Emanuel was one of the chief architects of ObamaCare and is, of course, the brother of Rahm. Over at The Atlantic, he’s penned an article about his own death and he’s made a shocking announcement about the perfect age at which he hopes to die. While he very specifically rules out euthanasia, Emanuel says he hopes his ticker shuts down at the not-particularly-old age of 75.
The reason? 75 is, apparently, the perfect age for a human to buy the farm. According to Emanuel, people who live longer than that risk struggling through a less-than-perfect existence.
Doubtless, death is a loss. It deprives us of experiences and milestones, of time spent with our spouse and children. In short, it deprives us of all the things we value.
But here is a simple truth that many of us seem to resist: living too long is also a loss. It renders many of us, if not disabled, then faltering and declining, a state that may not be worse than death but is nonetheless deprived. It robs us of our creativity and ability to contribute to work, society, the world. It transforms how people experience us, relate to us, and, most important, remember us. We are no longer remembered as vibrant and engaged but as feeble, ineffectual, even pathetic.
(Excerpt) Read more at canadafreepress.com ...
He wrote Hallelujah - also known as the Shrek song...
It’s beautiful... I’m amazed you haven’t heard it. I’ll bet you have...here’s a link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwxsnRbz4NY
Here’s a version of Hallelujah sung by a Catholic Priest some months back that got 36 million views on YouTube...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYKwqj5QViQ
Adding up the dates simplistically, Methusala died the year of the flood.
I won’t even entertain the idea that there is an actuarial “optimum age to die”. The whole idea is, as another poster said, ghoulish.
It’s not a political question. It’s a biological question.
That is, until the government noses it’s way into the whole thing. Which is why I cancelled all health insurance January 1st. I will not be told by the state how to manage my health. Period. It violates the constitution on many overt levels.
"We are no longer remembered as vibrant and engaged but as feeble, ineffectual, even pathetic."Ezekiel, you are already pathetic.
Fine. then if he reaches 75, he needs to not be a hypocrite and he needs to set the example and do himself in.
Like I could see THAT happening......
So when has life been 'perfect'?
There are moments, but overall, life is a series of actions which spurred by external stimuli, over which we often have no control. This life isn't 'perfect' by human standards, only by the standards of He who knows His plan for us all, and only if we do His will.
“she was an avid voter until 91, when her dementia wouldn’t allow her to vote anymore”.
I hope you continued to ‘assist’ her in voting!.
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