Human beings who have been diagnosed with terminal illness, the disabled and the elderly hold a unique and important position in society. They, by virtue of their perspective alone present a virtuous and authentic view of life and society.

The elderly, the disabled and the terminally ill are visionaries who ground society. This wisdom which the terminally ill, disabled and elderly hold is a vital commodity which society must value. This wisdom can only emerge from those who have lived long lives or from a life punctuated by a deep and personal knowing that our breath is finite, and that the worth of our society is determined by the sum of our actions, our values and our beliefs.

The elderly, the Infirm and disabled know more than any other part of society that each life truly matters and that what you do in life matters. How you love makes an enormous difference. How we live our life makes a difference to our whole society, and how we treat our fellow human being marks our society for eternity.

We are all written into the book of life and whole chapters cannot be skipped without losing meaning of the book. Society as been devaluing these human beings. The terminally ill, the disabled and the elderly hold intrinsic value and if our society cannot honor and respect the value of this most precious part of society, we have failed utterly in protecting the virtues which make us human.