Trill Co$by
Believes in The Shield!
I was watching Kick-Ass earlier today, as well as discussing the acts of Jesus prior to that, and throughout the entire day I stopped and thought to myself... Jesus sacrificed himself to pay for sins that weren't made by one man but by mankind. He didn't ask for anything in return, he just did it out of good spirit. In the movie Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass himself intervenes in a guy's mugging and nearly gets his ass beat for it even after a mugger asked him "You're willing to die for some piece of shit that you don't even know?"
And then it hit me just how courageous the men and women who fight for their countries truly are... because they too fight to keep the people of their countries safe, most of those people they don't even know.
Now, as I sit here typing this and thinking of whether or not I could do something courageous, I have to ask the question.
If you were ever caught in a moment where you could give your life to prolong the life of another man, woman, child, or even animal... would you do it? With all of the responsibilities you owe to yourself and your families, could you still sacrifice your life for their life to continue? I'm not talking about to save a family member's life, because I'm pretty sure we'd all do that... But I mean like, if you saw some random guy who was just ready to be shot, would you risk your life to save theirs?
I get it, this is one of those questions that some people don't have to think about but some people do.
Another reason that I ask this is because recently I've been positively ID'd as a match to someone who really needs a new kidney... and I have no idea who this person even is. I don't know if this person is a sinner or a saint, nor an adult or child... I just know that right now, I have the chance to sacrifice my kidney (and ultimately my life) to save the life of another. And as much as I really want to be able to be this person's hero, I can honestly say that if it meant leaving my son behind, I don't know if I could do that...
And then it hit me just how courageous the men and women who fight for their countries truly are... because they too fight to keep the people of their countries safe, most of those people they don't even know.
Now, as I sit here typing this and thinking of whether or not I could do something courageous, I have to ask the question.
If you were ever caught in a moment where you could give your life to prolong the life of another man, woman, child, or even animal... would you do it? With all of the responsibilities you owe to yourself and your families, could you still sacrifice your life for their life to continue? I'm not talking about to save a family member's life, because I'm pretty sure we'd all do that... But I mean like, if you saw some random guy who was just ready to be shot, would you risk your life to save theirs?
I get it, this is one of those questions that some people don't have to think about but some people do.
Another reason that I ask this is because recently I've been positively ID'd as a match to someone who really needs a new kidney... and I have no idea who this person even is. I don't know if this person is a sinner or a saint, nor an adult or child... I just know that right now, I have the chance to sacrifice my kidney (and ultimately my life) to save the life of another. And as much as I really want to be able to be this person's hero, I can honestly say that if it meant leaving my son behind, I don't know if I could do that...