DUTY: Protect human life

When we think about firemen, we think of their civil duty to protect lives from a disaster such as a house fire.  As a civilized society, we developed the fireman’s role.  The fireman’s role points to the fact that a civilized society values human life.  Well, as a civilized society, we have a duty to cultivate that value. 

Let’s think about how firemen approach their duty and think about how we as everyday people can approach our duty in valuing human life. Firemen arrive at a burning house. Is anyone in the house? Bystanders don’t know. Just in case there is someone in the house, the firemen rush in and check every room. They accept the possibility that a man, woman, or child may be in the house. They don’t want a human being to perish. Our society expects firemen to risk their lives to save a human being whose life is in peril.