Andrea Bocelli, a very famous tenor, tells the story of how his mother was advised by doctors to abort him because he might be born with some disability. Daneille Bean at the National Catholic Register comments:
I always think, when people argue for abortion in the “hard cases” of disability, that they ought to ask the baby’s opinion …
Do you want to live? In spite of being disabled and perhaps suffering quite a bit throughout the course of your life, do you want life?
Because the human response is always YES. Here, Bocelli’s response is a beautiful, joy-filled YES. And the world has been blessed many times over by his mother’s choice for life.
HT: Joe Carter
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Because the human response is always YES
WRONG! If I knew in the womb what I know now – that vacations get two weeks a year, work gets 50. Love lasts three, maybe seven years while heartache last forever. God loves you when you are dead but kicks you in the teeth while you have a physical body. HELL NO! The humane response is, “No thank you!”
Ken, the fact that you daily choose to continue your life and not end it seems to be a contradiction to the “no thank you” you offer above. Why are you still here if you really think you’d be better off dead? I’d venture you’re like the rest of us… Rather than giving up on life because it’s hard and involves heartache, most of us choose to search for that deeper meaning, that elusive satisfaction that attracts us and seems to promise some deeper purpose in all of the turmoil that we go through.
Of course you know that I believe the greatest fulfillment of my life has been discovering God and His unexpected love for me. I’ve been amazed at how the Bible has spoken directly to my personal life and laid out the way for me to enjoy Jesus Christ’s offer to overcome the sins that previously plagued me. Life doesn’t have to just be frustrating. It’s not something to be avoided or “mercifully” cut short. Life can be abundant and beautiful, full of challenging adventures and never ending discoveries.
There is a reason you view life pessimistically, but know that you aren’t stuck there and you shouldn’t assume everyone else is either. We all start with a bleak outlook, but that’s because we take sides against God. I suggest you seriously consider the value of a life according to the Bible (see the training guide on this site for great Bible verses on this topic). Anyone who buys into the teachings of Jesus Christ knows that life is well worth continuing and defending. And isn’t that such a better perspective?!
Bocelli was born in 1958 to Alessandro and Edi Bocelli, even though they were advised to abort him.He has stated that his mother’s decision to give birth to him and overrule the doctor’s advice was the inspiration for him to hold a pro-life view toward abortion.[33] They lived on the family farm, selling farm machinery and making wine in the small village of La Sterza, a frazione of Lajatico, Tuscany, Italy, which is about 40 km (25 mi) south of Pisa. Bocelli’s mother and younger brother Alberto still live in the family home. Bocelli’s father died in 2000.”