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Tuesday, October 29

What provokes my mind?

You know, I haven't really thought the same way as I did in high school.
In high school, I'd love pondering over things I have never thought about before. And I should go back into that, rather than just thinking "God has a plan".
Surely God has a plan, and he does not want us to worry about uncontrollable things. So the question is, can I find a way to ponder without worrying?
No, because if I did not worry about what I was thinking about, then that subject was surely trivial.

Then, how about I continue to worry, but attempt to erase 'useless worrying'? Hm.

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Anyways, I found this on my facebook.

The arrogance of man is an astounding thing. I recently read an article that outlined a case for debate at Sunnybrook hospital. They were considering taking a man in a vegetative state off of life support because it was costing them too much annually to keep him alive. They would be acting on the behalf of the Organization rather than on behalf of the patient or his family. So what they are saying is that the value of his life is less than what it is costing them to keep him there. Are we that driven by profit that we would rather intentionally end the life of someone neither knowing how aware of their surroundings they are or if it's in the best interests of all parties involved that they cease to exist? all for the sake of saving money? Who are we to decide the value and endpoint of someones life? If the life of anyone, regardless of mental state, is purposefully ended by another, that is called murder.

Surely the family sees murder, while the institution may believe that they did the right thing.
I can easily side with the family, seeing that the man had his life support removed without his will.
But what about the other side?
-what if the resources for keeping this non-responsive person could be used for somebody who may be more likely to be healed? (since a person in a vegetative state is not likely to wake up.... This comes from my limited and weak medical knowledge)
-if we continue putting the resources poured into this patient while believing that 'pulling the plug' without his consent as an option, where should the extra money come from? Does the government need to put more money into health care? Should the government then raise more taxes? Or should the government be monitored more, to avoid misuse of taxes?

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I'm looking towards using my brain in more ways.
Unfortunately, experimenting with 'faithfully believing that God has everything in control' excused myself from thinking too hard.
I wanted to avoid useless worrying, but I think I'm going to try find middle way. I believe that God has control, but I can still worry and think.

Also, I'm looking for medical help with my insomnia.
I've always had insomnia but always thought that it was because of my bad sleep schedules.
I tried to fix it with good sleep hygiene, and making a good sleep schedule. But it didn't help.
Especially this reading week where I was relaxed, but took forever to get to sleep.
If this helps, man I'd be pumped.
Seriously, I've been in bed 12 hours every day during reading week.
Hopefully things work out with the doctor, since I never go to the doctor as I believe that my body should be capable to handle everything.

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