Saturday, November 06, 2004

What would you give your life for ?

My last post got me thinking......what kind of things would I consider giving my life for ?

One thing I would probably NOT give my life for, and most people probably would, is the country. Any country for that matter. Not that I don't like my country. I am fiercely proud of my heritage. But dying for the country never made sense to me. I am not willing to either take a life or give my life over a piece of land.

I guess my freedom does not matter as much as a human life.


8 Comments:

ejunooni said...

i agree with u on that one

5:04 PM  
geesquad said...

hmm interesting topic...
i would give my life away...when i was small i always dreamed of flying fighter jets and to be a fighter pilot.
so, if i was one today and in the time of war i wouldn't even think twice to put on my gear and jumping in my flying machine to defend my country...
it's more about prestige and love for the country than it is about land...

2:28 AM  
geesquad said...

BTW i was talking about india..

2:38 AM  
Saira said...

well tech. you dont own that land you know... :). I agree with Phil, no I wouldn't give my life for a piece of land BUT I would for family and friends... who could possibiliy reside in a specific place. Personally to me there is no differentiation between Canada and Pk

4:18 PM  
geesquad said...

So, you will only give your life away for the piece of land you own yourself? While the entire country of yours is being taken over by unwelcome third force and you will pick up the sword only when they cross your land? Well, i say you’re pretty selfish.
If the opportunity strikes, I would give my life away for one cause and that is to defend my motherland as i would to defend my real mother and that is where i stand.

11:28 PM  
Phil said...

don't want to answer for Saira, but I think Saira meant that she would fight only in defence of family and friends rather than over a piece of land she "owns". Thats hard to argue against....

12:21 PM  
ranu said...

Would I give my life for my country?

-This question has a totally different interpretation to an Iraqi than it does an American or perhaps even a Russian in the 60's. Let me illustate how. Am I fighting for my country's policy or for my way of life within my country. Am I fighting to defend my freedom?...My family's well being?...Revenge of my loved ones' lives? Or am I fighting to hopefully inluence the supply of oil to my country?

-Essentially, I will fight to protect my loved ones, not to act as a pawn in a beaurocratic chess game. However, I don't think I'd be willing to take another soldier's life in order to fight for my cause. So I'd obviously try to fight in other ways instead of combat.

-As far as wheather or not I'd be willing to give my life?...No. Just because I'm willing to fight for a cause doesn't mean that I'm willing to die for it. A determined living being can do more to fight for a cause than any dead soldier who killed x 'enemies' in combat. That being said, if I had no other non-violence options, and my families lives were in immediate danger, I'd fight...with no regard for my own life. Anyone would.

12:44 PM  
Saira said...

Saira's shoots at G. :D

11:56 PM  

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