“If you truly believe in the value of life, you care about all of the weakest and most vulnerable members of society.” Joni Eareckson Tada. To me all life has value, but the amount of value a life has is not always equal. In Chris Jones’ text, Roger Ebert said “I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime.” Similar to Ebert, I believe a person’s life becomes more valuable when they positively impact the world, and vice versa, a person’s life loses value when they negatively impact the world. And while, in Amanda Ripley’s “What’s A Life Worth?”, …show more content…
This project was really interesting and doing these acts left me with a different outlook on our actions. First I left two dollars and a green sticky note that read “This one's on me,” taped to the front of the vending machine at the Carlsbad Westfield mall. When I had put up the sticky note, a few people saw what I was doing and seemed interested, but no one came up to me. I didn't have a chance to stay and see who received the money, but when I went to see the vending machine the next day, it was gone. Next, I left a large tip for the server who was responsible for the table my friends and I were at. We had all ordered something small and when it came time to pay, my bill was less than ten dollars and I left $30. Again, I didn't stay to see our server’s reaction. However, one of my friends had asked me about how much my total was and if I meant to leave that much. I said yes and explained that it was for a project in English and the whole concept of “Paying it forward.” They seemed interested and we had talked about it as we left. Finally, I donated six cans of vegetable-beef soup, a large box of goldfish crackers, three boxes of macaroni and cheese, and a box of 25 to-go tuna packets. When I brought the food to the volunteers there, they were very polite and thankful, one of them joked around about the goldfish and tuna fish.