Second Thoughts on Today's Discussion

      Today’s discussion covered a number of controversial topics, to say the least. The idea that the elderly become almost useless and a burden on society was argued from a variety of perspectives. Some people said that perhaps the youth should not care so much for the old that are not doing anything back for society. My opinion is that the elderly should be cared for to an extent. Specifically, I do not believe that people living entirely off of machines should be kept living just because of their relatives’ selfish nature. A second major idea that was brought up was the idea that we put ourselves in front of everyone else. I could not agree more with this statement because everything that we do in life is driven by our own self interests and benefits. Although some disagreed in the class, I believe that when it boils down to it, they would put their life before anyone else’s.