Destiny Re-Written Comments

Emotionally riveting and raw in it's candor.

Euthanasia the much discussed subject by eminent persons of legal fraternity, scholars of wide repute, journalists of much fame, administrators of justice, Doctors of fame and kindness. The theme of this poem lastly gives justice to euthanasia in such a much helplessness of the ailing human being the conditions is so pathetic since brain is already dead and all and everything of daily needs in bed itself which others help is needed for survival of the life. It is natural to think about euthanasia if law is in favour of this decision but there is a question as to whether the human being is entitled to take a decision of such extreme step even in such circumstances since we are not the givers of life to it. The subject in the poem is widely discussed and likely to be discussed and more views and opinions will come and ultimately decisions from such authorities.Poem and its theme is having social and human relevance.

Very cool how you tackled a tough topic! Keep writing! Put your whole soul into each little birthed creation!

A well-constructed poem. Good narrative. But I'm not sure how to feel about it though. Is it just supposed to be difficult and interpretive, but maybe you could help me out. I liked this poem, read one of mine.

impressive poem this one. great efforts. Keep it up.

Is this poem about the last few flickers of life, and the desperate last minute bid to hold on as your flame flickers low and the maws of darkness close in?

It is well-written but needs to be more incisive

I know of a real case, where the person in question was of sound mind for years expressed that he should have the right to die and felt he had no quality of life. I totally agree with your sentiments. A very good poem.

Nice poem. Mostly, the fate is rewritten in certain villages similarly. Other family members are sent to some other place. One old lady/man retains to smother the severely ill person! I read in some magazine as a story!

Good one.....reflects the truth, and pensive realities.... well portrayed untold pain of the person suffering..... It also symbolizes the day to day situations at times: nothing less than clueless, tearful passage.... Keep it up....

Good answer Terrance Tracy,

It is a lovely poem. With fine wording. Untold griefs sometimes come hard. Sometimes far to tiresome. In the end this is only one place we live. Bien!

A thought provoking poem. This is one of the harsh realities. But people are of diversified opinion in this matter, to be on practical side. This is bitter truth, no one is thinking from the ailing patient side too. This topic is quiet different and you have presented it beautifully. Loved reading it.

Selective theme and striking truths! Your poem tells the tale of the destiny reshaped from the fate of odd kind. I feel moved and all the comments appended here add to your poet hood with a difference. Thank you Mr Vijay Sai for inviting me.

Dear Vjay I can not say how it feels, but through your poem I can imagine that the pain of the heart is great. The will to live only to have lost life is wonderfully expressed. The poem is sad because you were able to draw me into the experience. This is truly a gift that is shown in this write.Thank you for the experience.

Thanks. Writing something every day is itself a remedy for some kinds of dejection and self-doubt. A. M.

Dear Vijay: In the light of your criteria; euthanasia should be left in the hands of God for the terminally ill and helpless patients. I do not know what your religious convictions are however this may shed some light on the subject that euthanasia belongs in God's hands and not ours. 2 Samuel chapter 12 starting the middle of verse 15. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bored to David and it became ill. 16 David therefore pleaded with God for the child, and David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground. 17 So the elders of his house arose and went to him, to raise him up from the ground. But he would not, nor did he eat the food with them. 18 Then on the seventh day it came to pass that the child died. and the servants of David were afraid to tell him that the child was dead. For they said, Indeed, while the child was live, we spoke to him and he would not heed our voice. How can we tell him that the child is dead? He may do some harm! 19 When David saw that his servants were whispering, David perceived that the child was dead. Therefore David said to his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. 20 So David arose from the ground, washed and anointed himself, and changed his clothes; and he went into the house of the Lord and worshiped. Then he went to his own house; and when he requested, they set food before him, and he ate. 21. His servant said to him, What is this that you have done? You fasted and wept for the child while he was alive, but when the child died, you arose and ate food. 22 And he said, While the child was alive, I fasted and wept; for I said `Who can tell whether the Lord will be gracious to me, that the child transfer may live? ' 23 But now he is dead; why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me. If the person is considered brain-dead and is being kept alive by artificial means, he has no quality of life. We may unplug the devices that are keeping them alive who or we to decide whether he lives or dies it is up to God. We may roll the dice but it is God that determines the number. John Donne gave this advice in his poem No Man is an Island: paid no attention for whom the Bell tolls but it tolls for thee. Personally as for myself I would not want to be kept alive by artificial means. However I would not want to be euthanized at the hands of an immoral person for the sake of the economy. Terrance Tracy

These issues are so difficult. Yet I find myself siding with Science almost always. Our emotions can blind us to the truth. If I was this patient, even if God himself told me that I would wake up in twenty years, and resume a normal life, I would want to die for the pain and expense my so called life was causing my loved ones. Even though brain dead people have no feelings now, they had feelings once and we should honor those. Who would wish to be such a burden on their loved ones. It's true that science can be wrong in it's pronouncements, but accepting euthanasia under circumstances where the family and loved ones believe it is proper should always be allowed. It is certainly wrong for the state to allow non-scientific religious views held by outsiders to control the outcome in situations like this. Surely it is a mistake to ascribe human qualities like 'fighting for survival' and 'excruciating discomfort was all she could experience' to basically a non-living machine that consumes resources that might be used by living people to great effect except for the sadness, grief, and loss felt by those left behind. Sustaining such a non-human entity when others might be saved is, it seems to me, basically a selfish act and not one the deceased loved one would ever ask of friends and family if she could somehow speak to them from the beyond.