Why is life special? Why does it matter if a person dies naturally or by medical intervention? Why is a baby in its mother’s womb unique? These, and many others, are the sort of questions bombarding our society today. They are all based on one single, solitary idea – that human life is not a special gift of God, but a mere commodity to be used and disposed of at our will. While I was discerning what topics to write about, there were two that distinctly stood out to me. First, the importance of the life of an unborn child, and second, the significance of how society is treating elderly and vulnerable citizens.
A fetus is a child. Although this is a seemingly uncomplicated statement, many people in today’s world disregard it. With scientific developments available that can end a pregnancy, more than 200,000 babies are killed daily. This is nothing short of a catastrophic massacre! These, the most vulnerable members of our kind, are being treated as a ‘bother’, not as human beings. In his poem, “The Road Not Taken”, Robert Frost writes, “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I — I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference”. The two roads before us are one, the road more traveled full of the modern atrocities of our time, and two, the “one less traveled by”, the road of the pro-life supporter. It is less traveled, because many people would choose to ignore it, rather than be a groundbreaking influence for the unborn and helpless. Which road will you choose? Is the pro-life movement limited to the unborn? Consider this.
Who has been an important figure in your life? Your Grandma? Grandpa? Mom? Dad? If someone told you that they were “useless, old, and not serving or benefiting anyone, and that they would be better off dead,” what would your reaction be? I know that if someone told me that, I would try my hardest to have them arrested and put in jail as a murderer. Sadly, that is not how many people see it. Often, people think that it is “for their better good” or “it’s better to save assets and materials for someone who will not be a nuisance to society in the near future”. Of course, no one knows when they will die, and it is certainly not our job to decide when they do. Our job is to protect those who are important to us and everyone else from a grim fate.
I sincerely hope that this has helped you to have a better understanding of a few of the evils we face in our society. From conception to natural death, life is sacred. Although most of the world would rather ignore these facts than face the truth, it is crucial that we always support the most vulnerable members of our community. So whether you have been a pro-life supporter since your earliest days, or you are just now joining the ranks, I encourage you to go out and defend these special lives that are being destroyed daily.
