How conventional is your way of thinking? Please read the story below and choose one answer (64)

Would you kill someone - would you be justified in doing so - to preserve your own life? For example, in the classic lifeboat situation - only enough food or water for one of you can survive.

I think if it is life versus life in a situation like the above,a sense of honour would be a wonderful tribute. I think I would rather dies with honour than live with shame! This is now going into the realm of character and love for your fellow man rather than morality. Very few of us know whether we would be heroes in this kind of situation, but sometimes there are wonderful unsung heroes who simply care enough sbout others to be self-sacrificial. Have you read "an ordinary man" by Paul Rusesabagina, the man who is the hero of the story made famous in the movie "Hotel Rwanda"? He write in the introduction,

"My job did not change in the genocide, even though I was thrust into a sea of fire. I only spoke the words that seemed normal and sane to me. I did what I believed to be the ordinary things that an ordinary man would do. I said no to outrageous actions the way that I thought anybody would, and it still mystifies me that so many others could say yes."

This man appeared very ordinary before his heroism, as so many do, but when put into a terrible situation, he proved to be a hero. Why? That I cannot say....

I don't blame him but in my opinion he had many other options before he broke the law. Borrowing the money, raising the money through a fund raiser, offering to work for free for the pharmacist, giving something of value to the pharmacist in exchange, imploring government health employees to help, or going on national TV to beg for a change to the situation.

I personally would have explored all of these options first. It's not that hard to raise $500 in a hurry if you need to, so to be honest, stealing it wouldn't even occur to me.