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Old 11-20-2006, 06:24 AM   #62
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Jack Burton
 

Join Date: May 15, 2001
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 39
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I don't think luck is the correct word to describe your 'better' situation. It's not that as if you were born 5 minutes later you would have become that kid in Africa whose mother is an AIDS-patient on her deathbed.
I don't want to drag religious ethics in this debate (although IMHO we're skimming its surface here) but I believe that, although you should be grateful for the life you live, you shouldn't feel guilty about your situation when compared to others. You CAN feel compassionate, but to feel guilty would be wrong. How is it your own, personal fault that you are 'rich' and others are poor?

I could go on about this for a lot longer, but I have better things to do. Like finishing my paper, and subsequently my education.
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