Thursday, November 5, 2009
Halloween
This halloween I ate dinner with my family, worked on some college applications and went over to Brent's house to hang out with some friends. I had fun but I didn't dress up or do anything out of the ordinary, just a typical weekend.
I definately think Halloween is the least important holiday in our country, just because I really don't understand the purpose, regardless of it's history. I do believe it is a fun tradition purely for families. I have a bunch of fun memories from Halloween from my childhood.
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Mrs. Micikas
Monday, October 12, 2009
The Voysey Inheritance
Monday, October 5, 2009
Homecoming
Being part of a long tradition and seeing families come together to take part is one of my favorite aspects of Denver Christian.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Movie Review
Monday, September 21, 2009
Emotional Battle
In 1969, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross outlined the 5 stages of the dying process -- denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. She believes that suicide is wrong for terminally ill patients. She explains that "Lots of my dying patients say they grow in bounds and leaps, and finish all the unfinished business. [But assisting a suicide is] cheating them of these lessons, like taking a student out of school before final exams. That's not love, it's projecting your own unfinished business." Giving up too soon for these patients would give up the healthy process that sometimes brings the ultimate meaning to one's life.
I have always thought of the families' emotional battle with a terminally ill person, not necessarily the patients themselves. It makes sense to me that suicide would cut this emotional process short and I believe it is necessary but I also think prolonging a life could bring a great amount of suffering. I wonder which is more important.