The dilemma wasn't necessarily about children with disabilities, but
the idea that to save some lives costs an incredible amount of money
and then that money wouldn't be available for someone who's life would
also need saving. Guess it's a good of the one versus the good of the
few or the many thing.
Shalom
David Lind
Trickster@postmark.net
drose wrote:
Hi, David.
>
> I hope this speaks to your dilemma.
>
> I lifted this excerpt from a sports forum I monitor. You can find the full
text at http://www.sportsmidwest.com/wwwboard/iibf/messages/8902.html.
>
> My name is Allan Stover, I am Curtis Stovers' father. My full name is
Curtis Stover, his is Curtis
> Allan Stover. So at birth we had a sort of special bond.
>
> I am not a speaker, nor am I a political, or a religious man. I pay my
taxes, I work hard for
> everything I own, I am an independent person with my own beliefs and my own
opinions. What you
> see is what you get with me...I don't try to be someone I'm not or can't
be.
>
> But I am the parent of a special child.(some call him handicapped) A father
, a proud father and if I
> can give some sort of inspiration or hope to you as a father or parent then
I have accomplished
> something today.
>
> Although the women go through all the pain at birth, and when they go
through a traumatic birth, we
> seem to forget that the man goes through the pain and sadness, too. We
aren't suppose to show
> these feelings and emotions, because we are STRONG and TOUGH! So, I really
can't say how I'd
> feel if he were born healthy and then after watching him grow up for 18
years...suddenly he can't do
> what he used to do.
>
> I can tell you this, while I was at my wife's side through all the emotions
and questions, and
> reassuring her everything would be all right, there was no one there at
night while I sat up and
> looked at 4 walls to hold me and tell me it would be OK. As I've stated I'm
not a religious person,
> because I don't look for some higher being to solve my problems either.
>
> I'm thankful for Curtis, he has changed my life and the way I look at life.
I don't take things for
> granted anymore. I'm thankful he is alive, he is as healthy as he can be.
I'm thankful that he loves
> me and can show me he loves me. And I'm thankful that his mind is as normal
as me and you. I'm
> thankful for the opportunity to raise a child like Curtis, because he has
taught me more than I'll ever
> be able to teach him about life. And I'm thankful to call him my son, and
tell the world he is special.
>
>
> I have weighed in on most of the subjects in this morality exercise at on
time or another. I intend to jump in again at some point.
>
> drose
>
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