No, I wanted other opinions--I value and respect argument, but so long as your agreement is honest and not just ass-kissing, I appreciate that as well. XD
I'm sort of hesitant to say the life of a child isn't a wonderful thing, because, like...even if the child is suffering, it's still your child, it still exists, and there's something about new life that is (IMO) inherently beautiful.
But it's sort of selfish, isn't it, to say that because YOU find something beautiful, it's okay to put that something through a lot of unnecessary pain and torment. Because you think it's beautiful, because you think it's worthwhile. It's like, well, that's great, but since the kid isn't going to live long enough to appreciate your Deep Feelings towards it, aren't you kinda just using it?
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Date: 2009-06-11 04:35 am (UTC)I'm sort of hesitant to say the life of a child isn't a wonderful thing, because, like...even if the child is suffering, it's still your child, it still exists, and there's something about new life that is (IMO) inherently beautiful.
But it's sort of selfish, isn't it, to say that because YOU find something beautiful, it's okay to put that something through a lot of unnecessary pain and torment. Because you think it's beautiful, because you think it's worthwhile. It's like, well, that's great, but since the kid isn't going to live long enough to appreciate your Deep Feelings towards it, aren't you kinda just using it?