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Originally Posted by Suzi
To my knowledge, no one lives forever - regardless if you are a vegetarian or not.
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And no one lives forever regardless of whether or not they have access to an AED.
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If they survive or not is up to a higher power - let him sort it out.
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It used to be when a person became lifeless due to "God's intervention," that was the final word. It was said to be "God's will." But now days, God doesn't always get the last word. With the help of technology, man gets to decide if you should live or die. (Sometimes we say "rest in peace" and then there are times when we apply a strong jolt of electricity.)
In the Sunday Daily Sun newspaper, there was a story of a woman who "saw bright yellow and orange colors, and then nothing." In an instant she collapsed and became lifeless. God decided to give her the gift of a "perfect death." How could dying be any better than that? It was at the end of her "knitting club" meeting, she enjoyed the friendship of those around her, she had no forewarning and no pain. But God doesn't always get the last word.
So here are a couple of questions I have:
1) When a person becomes lifeless due to "God's intervention", do they get brought back to life out of compassion or selfishness? A lifeless body has no knowledge of ever having been alive; no regrets, no desires and no "wanting to come back."
It may be that the sight of death reminds us of our own mortality and makes us fearful. Therefore, bringing the person back makes us feel better (selfishness). How can it be compassion if the person has no knowledge of their lifeless condition?
2) Isn't it bad enough that we have to die once? Will technology now have us die multiple times? And isn't it possible that the next time may not be so easy?
I'm not telling anyone what to do, I'm just providing some food for thought.