Everybody on this planet values their own life to some extent and some more than others.
The value of life is weighed by each person's perspective and personal experiences. If someone had a hard time with the majority of their life then they will not value their life as much as a person that is happy and content with their own life.
Hamlet, a fictional character, values life subjectively and only weighs the value of life by the bad experiences of life. Since he lost the love of his life and his father at a young age this makes someone seem like they have nothing else to live for. Love and happiness is what every human being craves for because it is entwined into our DNA. Hamlet contemplated his value of life which almost caused him to commit …show more content…
Ebert had a family that he loved and loved him. This alone makes a man value his life more than a man that lost everything and is contemplating suicide.
Ebert fought through his cancer but eventually the cancer took his life until the end but he said that he lived a full and happy life.
Kenneth Feinberg specializes in resolutions in disputes like the 9/11 tragedy. He wrote about the families that were torn apart because of this event that affected the lives of thousands.
The families were not satisfied with the money that the government was giving them because it did not make them feel better about losing their loved one. Kenneth struggled with this issue because he did not know how to comfort those who lost loved ones with a good resolution. He was truly challenged in putting a value on a human life. He said the government values the life of a person by how much they would have made in their lifetime if they would have lived. Families see this as unfair and offensive to a hero of the 9/11 tragedy.
Life is valued differently to everyone which makes it hard to put a definitive number or value on a single human life. In the end, the value of life is living the single life you have