There are about 7 billion people all over the world. About 130 million are born a year and about 60 million die a year. What can we do every day to finish our lives happily? If a valuable person dies suddenly, what do we think and what should we do? Who can decide the limit of life?
First, people may suddenly die. I heard bad news two weeks ago. It was shocking for me and I started to think about death, especially that a valuable person suddenly died. I thought how important it is to live carefully day by day and not to have regrects. If your friend whom you hurt dies, you can’t talk with her at all and you can’t apologize to her. You will regret it your whole life. We don’t have to think about death every day, but we have to know we can’t say tomorrow will certainly come. There are limits for our lives, so I think to smile every day and to enjoy life is very important to live happily.
Second, can we take lives by law? My friend’s conversation topic was capital punishment. We discussed it, but I haven’t answered whether it is good or not. People who are put to death committed murder. It means they took lives intentionally, but should we take the lives of them? Also, who can decide to take lives? There are no answers. If we don’t do capital punishment, we have to pay money for them to live. We can spend this money for children to live happily. On the other hand, if we do capital punishment, it means one life is taken. Also, murderers can stop thinking about their crimes. We thought which will be harder : to live longer or die soon? It may be harder to live longer in a jail because they are always watched what they do. There is no answer if people can take lives or not.
Finally, the way of funerals depends on religions. I went to a funeral in America last week with my group. I was really surprised. The assembled mourners didn’t wear suits. The daughter of the deceased wore a red dress. It isn’t good in Japan because we have to wear is black, so most Japanese people wear suits, school uniform, or a kind of mourning kimono for funerals. I asked her why she wore it and she said her mother would hope that she was happy, so she wore it to show happiness. It was interesting thinking for me. Also, when people talked about the deceased, people volunteered to talk. In addition, the funeral was very short and after it finished, people ate snacks. In Japan, we ask a company to arrange the funeral and it takes a long time because every mourner burns incense for the soul of the deceased. Also, people who talk about the deceased are decided and we don’t eat anything. The most surprising thing was the atmosphere. In America, the funeral is a kind of celebration. People celebrate the deceased life. In Japan, it is a kind of ceremony to say good-bye to the deceased and people feel sad. The difference of religions and the influence that causes people to think with a different view was really interesting for me.
Everyone all over the world doesn’t know how long our lives last. To live well, we have to remember that life will be suddenly gone. We don’t know who can decide the limit of lives, but someone has to decide it until the law of punishment has gone. Also, death isn’t always sad and the feeling depends on people, religions and country. To think about death is hard, but it is important to live fully and to be happy every day.
First, people may suddenly die. I heard bad news two weeks ago. It was shocking for me and I started to think about death, especially that a valuable person suddenly died. I thought how important it is to live carefully day by day and not to have regrects. If your friend whom you hurt dies, you can’t talk with her at all and you can’t apologize to her. You will regret it your whole life. We don’t have to think about death every day, but we have to know we can’t say tomorrow will certainly come. There are limits for our lives, so I think to smile every day and to enjoy life is very important to live happily.
Second, can we take lives by law? My friend’s conversation topic was capital punishment. We discussed it, but I haven’t answered whether it is good or not. People who are put to death committed murder. It means they took lives intentionally, but should we take the lives of them? Also, who can decide to take lives? There are no answers. If we don’t do capital punishment, we have to pay money for them to live. We can spend this money for children to live happily. On the other hand, if we do capital punishment, it means one life is taken. Also, murderers can stop thinking about their crimes. We thought which will be harder : to live longer or die soon? It may be harder to live longer in a jail because they are always watched what they do. There is no answer if people can take lives or not.
Finally, the way of funerals depends on religions. I went to a funeral in America last week with my group. I was really surprised. The assembled mourners didn’t wear suits. The daughter of the deceased wore a red dress. It isn’t good in Japan because we have to wear is black, so most Japanese people wear suits, school uniform, or a kind of mourning kimono for funerals. I asked her why she wore it and she said her mother would hope that she was happy, so she wore it to show happiness. It was interesting thinking for me. Also, when people talked about the deceased, people volunteered to talk. In addition, the funeral was very short and after it finished, people ate snacks. In Japan, we ask a company to arrange the funeral and it takes a long time because every mourner burns incense for the soul of the deceased. Also, people who talk about the deceased are decided and we don’t eat anything. The most surprising thing was the atmosphere. In America, the funeral is a kind of celebration. People celebrate the deceased life. In Japan, it is a kind of ceremony to say good-bye to the deceased and people feel sad. The difference of religions and the influence that causes people to think with a different view was really interesting for me.
Everyone all over the world doesn’t know how long our lives last. To live well, we have to remember that life will be suddenly gone. We don’t know who can decide the limit of lives, but someone has to decide it until the law of punishment has gone. Also, death isn’t always sad and the feeling depends on people, religions and country. To think about death is hard, but it is important to live fully and to be happy every day.