When something is considered priceless it is said that its value is so high that no amount of money could ever purchase that item. Materialistic objects that are priceless are usually either rare, ancient, or made from highly expensive material and crafted into some sort of art form giving the item its priceless tag. When we think about something so common and overlooked as the state of being alive and life itself, life is not seen as something priceless, but rather as something with potential and an adjustable value depending on the quality and state of a human life. Life will always be too precious to ever have a price tag labeled on it, everything can be replaced in life except for life itself.
Everything that is done in life is always remembered and always has on impact in this world and on everyone who lives on this planet, no matter how small the action. As people live on throughout the extent of their lives, words are said and actions are performed that affect the lives of everyone who surround …show more content…
Giving life a value in terms of dollars might make more sense to someone than valuing life in terms of a spiritual and impactful nature. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet is miserable the entire play because he feels sorry for himself and is upset by all of the unfortunate events that have happened to him and feels life is a “tragic story” with no happy ending. Whereas someone like Roger Ebert still manages to see the bright side of things even after all of the bad news he has heard regarding his own life. I believe life is a journey, but it is not about how the journey went along the way that gives us a reason to determine how a life can be valued. Perspective is everything, whether a life is deemed worth one million dollars or one hundred dollars, every life is ultimately worth the same in the end. No one person should think they are above
Everything that is done in life is always remembered and always has on impact in this world and on everyone who lives on this planet, no matter how small the action. As people live on throughout the extent of their lives, words are said and actions are performed that affect the lives of everyone who surround …show more content…
Giving life a value in terms of dollars might make more sense to someone than valuing life in terms of a spiritual and impactful nature. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Hamlet is miserable the entire play because he feels sorry for himself and is upset by all of the unfortunate events that have happened to him and feels life is a “tragic story” with no happy ending. Whereas someone like Roger Ebert still manages to see the bright side of things even after all of the bad news he has heard regarding his own life. I believe life is a journey, but it is not about how the journey went along the way that gives us a reason to determine how a life can be valued. Perspective is everything, whether a life is deemed worth one million dollars or one hundred dollars, every life is ultimately worth the same in the end. No one person should think they are above