How should one live?
When we were asked to think about and research the question “How should one live?” a few answers immediately entered my mind, making me believe that this is a simple question to answer. I quickly dismissed these as cliché knowing that I need to put more thought into such a profound question. So after multiple days of pondering the question in my free time, I realized that I was not going to have a revelation on my own. I complained to my sister about how I had to post this reflection on a blog that I had no good answer to, and inadvertently interviewed her on the question. She told me that I probably would not come up with anything good on my own without relating the question to how I live my life and writing about something I am interested in. By saying this she really turned the tables on me and now I was being interviewed about the question but this time with guidance.
It is impossible for me to come up with a single phrase answer to this question even when relating it to my life. Therefore I am going to talk about an answer my sister gave me the idea to use. The phrase is “never give up.” Many people have been quoted saying this, and it is one of many phrases I try to live by. It obviously does not fully answer the question “how should one live?” But if one does live life always trying and never quitting, I feel that they will have a great deal of self respect in the end. It has been said before that to love and respect others you must love and respect yourself. So maybe part of the answer to “How should one live” is “one should live to earn self respect”.
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I agree with Mccain on the idea that everyone should live to earn respect. In Martha Nussbaum's writing "Justice", she mentions that individual's with disabilities are still part of society. Although, they may not be able to function normally like everyone else, they still deserve, and want respect. The world can be very cruel at times, and some need to be reminded that all humans are equal regardless of their background, socioecononmic status, race, or sex.
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