Thanks
to the union of my parents, to the laws of nature, and to grace and some blind
luck, I have my body and its health (whatever the degree of my health may be
from time to time); I have my mind and all its contents and potential; and I
have the time between birth and death
- every minute, however spent.
The
laws of society give me many rights and everything I own – such as a mortgaged
interest in a house, a car, a chainsaw, and rubber bands.
The
grace and agreements of others – living or dead – give me all of my relationships,
countless treasured memories, and endless joy and inspiration.
How
much of I have – what the laws of nature, the laws of society and the grace and
agreements of others have given me – is entirely mine to use, squander, discard
or destroy as I please?
How
much of I have – what the laws of nature and society, and the grace and agreements
of others, have given me – do I hold in trust; in stewardship for the
contributions to others I may make with them?
