The life you can save

35 41

Imagine that you are walking by a lake. Suddenly you notice a child drowning. You know how to swim and if you act immediately, the life of the child will be saved. But you are wearing a pair of expensive shoes. If you want to save the life, you'll have to ruin those shoes.

So now do you still have the obligation to save the child?

According to Peter Singer (writer of the experiment & a famed utilitarian thinker) the answer is yes.

You have the responsibility to save the life of a dying child. Price will not make much sense.

If you agree it leads to a question:

If you are obligated to save the life of a child in need, is there any fundamental differences between saving a child in front of you and one on the other side of the world?

Actually there is no fundamental differences between a child dying of drowning or dying of starving far away from you.

The cost of the ruined shoes is analogous to the cost of a donation. In a word, you can donate the price of shoes to the starving child (needy ones).

If you would wanted to save the nearby ones you have to save the ones living in distance. That's the moral of Singer's experiment.

Actually we do many unnecessary things, spends more than our needs, buy many things just for nothing. But we can donate that money to the needy ones. It will be a better use of our money.

Special thanks to @Ashma for this great support and cordial help to everyone.

If you want to be sponsored, please join the following community:

https://read.cash/c/get-sponsored-2a0b

You can not only get sponsorship here but also can earn points by doing some simple tasks. Thanks again @Ashma for creating this amazing community.

17
$ 0.33
$ 0.33 from @TheRandomRewarder
Sponsors of Tamanna21
empty
empty
empty

Comments

Thankyou for sharing ❤️

$ 0.00
4 years ago

welcome dear

$ 0.00
4 years ago

🤗

$ 0.00
4 years ago

This reasoning is valid only if we can donate directly to the needy ones without middlemen who steal most of it on the way.

$ 0.00
4 years ago

yes dear..this is very true...most of the donations are stolen 😔

$ 0.00
4 years ago

Wow good post . Thats a intresting!

$ 0.00
4 years ago

thanks dear

$ 0.00
4 years ago

Hospitality very important ❤️❤️

$ 0.00
4 years ago

I think you want to say Humanity is very important.

$ 0.00
4 years ago

Yeah, let's say Humanity ❤️😍😍😍

$ 0.00
4 years ago

Humanity is core strength of Human and we should never give up our strength.

$ 0.00
4 years ago

yes dear you're right...without it we are not human anymore

$ 0.00
4 years ago

Best article, very important topic it is

$ 0.00
4 years ago

thank you brother

$ 0.00
4 years ago

Such a important article! Thank you so much for sharing 😍😍

$ 0.00
4 years ago

welcome dear

$ 0.00
4 years ago

Your post is so good and talented rite 💕💕

$ 0.00
4 years ago

thank you so much dear

$ 0.00
4 years ago

Welcome dear💕💕💕

$ 0.00
4 years ago

I am also subscribing to you💕💕

$ 0.00
4 years ago

done!

$ 0.00
4 years ago

Apu subscribe plz🥰🥰

$ 0.00
4 years ago

Life is more important than whatever I may be wearing

$ 0.00
4 years ago

yes dear it should be

$ 0.00
4 years ago

Sharing is Caring

$ 0.00
4 years ago

yes dear

$ 0.00
4 years ago

Thank you apu

$ 0.00
4 years ago

Very nice

$ 0.00
User's avatar Avi
4 years ago

thank you

$ 0.00
4 years ago