Gender Unknown said:
Charmi the ninja said:
Ja-lex said:
I feel sick about this.
I really do.
"Oh no! I can't afford the iPad 2! The only logical solution therefore is to sell my kidney!"
What was going through his mind?
I feel exactly the same. Seventeen year old + ipad2 = for what??!!
It's such a temporary object. I honestly wanna punch this kid in the face!
His selfish actions are only justifiable if he sold his kidney knowing that he'd be saving someone elses life, and the money for an ipad2 was a secondary bonus. Could have at least spent the money better imho.
My God, I really hope his kidney is used to save a life - Even if it was taken illegally.
How does is seem selfish to you? I can't find anything selfish in trading something of yours for a retail item. It seems amazingly dumb to me, but not selfish. It'd be selfish if he sold
someone else's kidney
Yeah, maybe it's not the right word, but in my mind, i meant it like - that kidney has life saving potential, and his conscious decision to put his self indulgence before considering this, led him to take up an illegal offer. Sure, the kidney MIGHT help someone if the guys that took it were just desperate. But it isn't guaranteed, and that's what i can't stand. His impatience and lack of judgement, made him ignorant toward the legal routes he could have taken to fulfil his material desires and help someone in the process. I know we all have a choice, our decisions are our own, and whether or not we choose to help others through our choices is only up to the individual making them.
But it pains me to see someone trade something of such great value for something so meaningless. Like i mentioned before, I really hope that kidney, although taken by dodgey tactics, really does end up helping someone.
Hmm, I'm really letting this thing get to me.
*slaps himself!*
^ oh my, thats kinda long. Sorry for ranting. I just realised that I do have a personal agenda with this guy's decision. I typed it all out, so i might as well post
