Reverence for Life by Albert Schweitzer was an essay about, as the title says, finding respect for life. He says we are all the same. ‘We’ being the animals, the plants, the bugs, the humans, etc. When you find a dead beetle in your path, you will recognize yourself in it, in everything. Schweitzer makes the excellent point that the human and the beetle both fulfill the sense of the word life. Meaning that they both are born; they both know pain; they both know fear; they both will soon know death. Yet, we would not kill a human being, but we would mindlessly kill a beetle or pick a flower. We have lost all true principles, and the current ones we own are superficial and ignorant. We talk about teaching the next generation a genuine set of values, when we have no set of values ourselves. He ends by once again stating the need for respect for life, of all forms.
2006-12-19 08:55:40 · 4 answers · asked by Jordan 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Mind if I edit it a little?
"Reverence for Life by Albert Schweitzer is an essay about, as the title states, having respect for life. Dr. Schweitzer states that we are all the same, ‘we’ being animals, plants, insects and humans - everything, in fact, that lives. When you find a dead beetle in your path, you should recognize your connection to it it as another being that once shared what you still have: life.. Schweitzer makes the excellent point that the human and the beetle both fulfill the sense of the word life, meaning that both are born, both know pain and fear and both must die. Yet, while we would not kill a human being, most of us would carelessly step on a beetle or pick a flower. We have lost all the true principles and values, and our current ones are superficial and misplaced. How can we talk about teaching the next generation a genuine set of values, when we have none ourselves? Dr. Schweitzer ends the essay by restating the need for respect for life, in all its forms.
2006-12-19 09:12:20 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some suggestions in the re-write below. Use "Word" and use the Spelling and Grammer check. Make sure the title is italizied.
The essay Reverence for Life by Albert Schweitzer is about finding respect for life, as the title implies. Schweitzer states we are all the same. ‘We’ are the animals, the plants, the bugs, the humans, etc. When you find a dead beetle in your path, you will recognize yourself in it, as in everything. Schweitzer makes the excellent point that the human and the beetle both fulfill the sense of the word life. Meaning that they both are born, they both know pain, they both know fear, and they both will soon know death. Yet, we would not kill a human being, but we would mindlessly kill a beetle or pick a flower. We have lost all true principles, and the current ones we own are superficial and ignorant. We talk about teaching the next generation a genuine set of values, when we have no set of values ourselves. He ends with again stating the need for respect for life of all forms.
2006-12-19 17:14:07 · answer #2 · answered by History Nut 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it sounds great!!! i'm totally ready to agree with you!
2006-12-19 16:59:02 · answer #3 · answered by zlisa98 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's something to think about..
2006-12-19 19:29:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋