Valuation of life
Valuation of life
Before and after the 2009 National Day, a number of sensational news, we point to the valuation of life: Chongqing "strike" due to the death of overworked police officers, their families received more than 100 million pension; in Sichuan, "drunk driving case" in the the first instance of the Sun Weiming sentenced to death for "a sincere repentance performance", the Court of Final sentences commuted to life imprisonment; while in the "open-chest lung inspection" event, the parties eventually compensated 615,000 yuan.
Sun Weiming's "sincere repentance" the actual performance of active fund-raising compensation for the families of victims, compensation amount raised before and after the three times 111.4 million in compensation to the three affected families. Life is priceless, in any one country's laws will not be loss of property on behalf of families of the victims be compensated. However, as an indirect victims, the families of physical and spiritual indeed suffered great losses, compensation and will have a valuation basis. One of the bases, because the victim lost the ability to work, indirectly raising the victim lost the source of this part of the future income needs to take the perpetrators. The basis of the two, the Supreme Court in the "trial personal injury compensation cases on the law applicable to the interpretation of a number of issues," there is a principle of the provisions of compensation for death according to the last seat of the Court by the v. annual per capita income criteria, a total of 20 years. Obviously, to 1.114 million yuan compensation for three families fails to meet even the minimum statutory standards.
Compensation to 20-year period, more than the standard really is Hangzhou "drag racing case." Parents, families of the victims the perpetrators to give 1.13 million yuan in compensation, which includes material damages of more than 60 million, a subsistence allowance for more than 40 million and 10 million in damages the spirit. For mental damages, the original families of the victims that 30 million yuan, 100,000 yuan only recognizes those responsible parents. However, this compensation for the emergence of the project has been very rewarding, because the spirit of the compensation has not been a clear legal basis. More than 40 million living allowance payments, according to party lawyers say the incident reflects the responsible party of the "sincerity", as indirect victims were adults, able-bodied, and normally can not be dependents living in compensation. Perhaps because it is rich incident, in the face of strong public opinion, they had to demonstrate, but also have the ability to show "sincerity", the valuation of a life that they will not look so shabby. In the ensuing Hangzhou "wine driving case", the parties to reach 63.8 million to the families of the compensation agreement, 26 million is a voluntary offer of compensation the families of the perpetrators, "sincerity" seems to have become the most prone to accident compensation words. There is no "sincerity" on the families of the victims can not get a letter of understanding, it is for this reason, Sun Weiming's family after the first trial demonstrated sufficient "good faith."
Only the rich, people's value can be reflected in the price. This sentence may be cruel, but it is a fact. In April 2009, Taiwan Taipei, a site from the 37-story crane boom crashed, Zazhong the tour bus carrying Chinese tourists, killing three people were killed, contractors, 7.5 million yuan compensation for each victim NT co-yuan more than 180 million yuan. Last year, South Korea Gyeonggi-do Icheon explosion occurred in cold storage, there are 12 Chinese citizens were killed, the victims families and the cold side on the compensation payments to reach the final agreement, the families of the victims will receive 145 million to 480 million won in compensation the per capita compensation up to 2.4 billion won, according to the prevailing exchange rate, equivalent to 1.95 million yuan. To China Taiwan and South Korea's per capita income levels to measure, so that the amount of compensation is also the equivalent of 20 years of income.
It is said that the death of the Chinese people in South Korea is essentially unregulated, but the South Korean enterprises in the compensation process, has not entanglement of their legal status, but its the same as ordinary citizens. In our case, only a few exceptions show the law of "mercy", for example in 2009, Wuxi Xishan court a traffic accident compensation case, Anhui, and wage workers get the location of the Shanghai people, "the same fate with the price" treatment, 4 of the families received compensation of 230 million. If 4 people are not working the way home in the accident, I am afraid the result is another. In here, in addition to regional differences, differences between urban and rural areas, but also with civil aviation and rail systems, delineation of life and property of 400,000 yuan and 15 million limit, the National has been artificially limited to a national wealth disproportionate low price.
The United States and other countries for life-denominated first in ideas. In Germany, indirect or even no compensation for the victims, here embodied in the welfare society of equality for all assistance. In the United States, in order to "9.11" gratuity payments to families of victims to develop a detailed compensation complex approach, which is the first large-scale money the U.S. government to measure people's value, while the past, it was for life insurance companies valuation. Pensions were two types of compensation for non-economic and economic losses, the former including mental pain and emotional harm, each family receive 250,000 U.S. dollars, the spouse and children victims of 50,000 U.S. dollars per person separately; economic loss compensation is based on the deceased's age, lifetime income, the number of people support calculated separately. Since the incident there were a large number of young professionals were killed, the economy was part of the average compensation amounted to 160 million U.S. dollars. U.S. Federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and even gives an annual value of life, the "statistical value of life," Every year is different from last year, 690 million U.S. dollars. To date, the maximum pension in the Lockerbie air disaster, the total compensation of 2.7 billion U.S. dollars, each the families of the victims compensated 10 million U.S. dollars.
With the 6 trillion yuan of tax revenue, the Government have the ability to contribute to public servants to provide a rather generous pensions; with a large contingent of the rich, their generous "sincerity" has moved families of the victims. I hope the sincerity of that will benefit from the powerful groups in the law so that more lives be respected.
Who is the last laugh
Who is the last laugh
Where are we going? When I saw "The New York Times" published in two monkeys - 27-year-old and 29-year-old Owen Kentuo photos, the problem suddenly appeared in front of me.
These two monkeys are the University of Wisconsin conducted a protracted experiment part of it. Monkeys Kentuo strictly controlled diet, calorie intake 30% lower than conventional diets, while Michael Owen will eat monkeys ate whatever, let yourself go.
Experiment from the beginning to the present 20 years, and "Science" magazine published the preliminary results of the experiment, the leading experimental scientists wrote: "caloric restriction slows aging primate species." Experiments showed that: diet group of monkeys Only 13% died of old age, and a hearty group of monkeys had died by 37%.
This conclusion is controversial in the scientific community have, I will not enumerate here - the boring boring would give rise to short-lived, it is not in doubt. However, put down the potato chips in people before, there is another issue to be thinking: These average natural life expectancy of 27 years old (up to no more than 40 years of age) of the primate's own sense of it, this feeling will affect the survival of their wishes come true?
Monkey's feelings are a part of my childhood memories. My father was a doctor, a lifetime to deal with monkeys. He was the University of Johannesburg, South Africa Wittwer Sitelande papers, writing is about baboons of the menstrual cycle. His father emigrated to Britain in the 1950s when the average life expectancy also some of his 30-year-old baboons shipped back, and finally again better donated to London Zoo baboons.
Later, his father every time to the zoo, baboons were all loudly call out a greeting to him, scrambling to dash in front of the cage with him Tongsu miss a hard time. Story tells us that truth is: Do not underestimate the emotional monkeys.
It made me back to the low-calorie and high calorie macaque monkeys Kentuo Owen's reflections to: Kentuo described as gaunt look, listlessness, pale, thin pathetic mouth there is a bit dull, sparse hair, 2 atheism, its expression as if to plead: "I beg you, do not, do not give me to eat rapeseed had." meal all day while Owen does, compared to face was wearing a trace of smile, look contented and full body are showing every inch of calm, mouth slack, skin, pan-ray, eye a blink a wink, reveals the wisdom, which if it is being read Kierkegaard (translate and annotate: Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher) it works also come to the conclusion: "Life must move forward to live, but can only be understood from the rear."
This is the eye-Grilled Pork meal to eat with the net T Bone thin row of the difference that this was a drink St. - Emilion meeting with French brie white wine, cheese and light drinking water difference. As Edgar on "King Lear" and commented that "mature is everything," Breakfast is a mature light to eat Pingguo Pi can not be sure.
Speaking of St. - Emilion second wine, in view of people do not reduce caloric intake of the self-control, scientists have begun looking for parody caloric restriction effects of substances. They found that resveratrol in red wine (Resveratrol). However, the amount of resveratrol in red wine inside is not enough to the onset, so scientists are trying to be concentrated and extracted, or used to make chemicals, so that people have gained (longevity) without loss (oral Shuang).
As for the "no gains and losses", and I do not eat this for. The core of life is inevitable where there is duality - the hearts of the two voices Faust, Anna Karenina instability nature. The Beauty of Life must be linked to their vulnerability. Eliminating the need for the death of life is tragic. There is no dawn dusk can not imagine.
When the pursuit of life-prolonging to replace the improved quality of life, become the target, you can imagine the loneliness of the Kentuo monkeys. If this live to be 120 years old, almost zero appeal to me. Monkeys Kentuo alive is like waiting for death to end it a real headache.
There is also a substitute for resveratrol, which is secreted in a substance during the lovelorn, leading to sudden drop in appetite, which also limits calorie intake, but scientists have not yet developed such a magical substance as they are successful, is equivalent to decoding love. Because the love is too close to the sacred, and is the essence of life, this is simply a kind of blasphemy-defeating.
My mother died of cancer aged 69, grandfather lived to be 98 years old, while his grandmother lived to 104 years old. Not so much my mother died of cancer, as it is her emotional polarization - is the depression overwhelmed her, was troubled claimed her life.
We do not know what the mind will lead to secretion of substances, because the aging process remains a mystery. But I bet jolly depressing Kentuo Owen definitely better than longevity. It would appear that those talking about the dissenting scientists, they probably are right.
My 98-year-old grandfather longevity of a party when one champions, that is, watermelon carved cross, but do not let it crack like a large red flowers in general Zhan. Carving out fresh, like the lily in full bloom, as the same as the meaning of life.
His father went to Heathrow Airport back to his baboons, he paused at the grocery store door, wanted to give them to prepared meal feast. "Troublesome to me couple of pounds of bananas." He said. But the store did not so much. "Well," he said, "it gave me couple of pounds of turnips." Strange shopkeeper looked at him, then quickly handed him the carrot.
I could still hear my 88-year-old father laugh when talking about this anecdote. Laughter can prolong life. However, there is no low-calorie world of laughter, there is no doubt, have the last laugh is that fat Pier Owen.
Who is the happiest
Who is the happiest
Throughout the ages, people love to say "their own entertainment." Meaning can be happy with just their own experiences in a happy mood is their own to create. So, the world is what is the most happy?
Is an old saying: "Wonders of the world look to do better than books is good, worldly taste taste of all the non-Xiang Guo cabbages", the scholars express the feelings of self-sufficient happiness be realized; "with no guilt, no one and not contented; love with no line, then the No to not self-security ", it sent the monks uprooted and disillusioned with the joy of expression of Red Dust was fair and reasonable; and" you ride your horse, he rode his donkey, I pushed my cart ", those who turn contentment depicted the image and profound.
And more generation of philosopher Ascot, lead us to pursue happiness in mind. Zhuangzi has long been tricky in hand, he said: "When a man rich, bitter body crafts, multi-Save money and not for personal use, are also outside it as shaped carry on; your husband who worked day and night, whether good thorough consideration, which also shapes too sparse to carry on . "As for literati to Qingshanxiushui to rejuvenate your chest pine to" take the Ju Tori, the leisurely to see the mountain ", of course, a great joy in life.
According to historical records, the first Ming Zhu Yuan had asked the minister: who the world happy, "said the courtiers from diverse attained name and fame have made happy those who have made rich under heaven are happy. Lianlu displeasure of the emperor hear color, silent a moment, another one called The Minister Wan Gang replied: "Wei Fadu were happy! "The emperor suddenly Dayue boast of its opinion the" substantial independence. "
Wei Fadu are happy, the reason is very simple and obvious fear Fadu Almost all who break the law will refuse to do the things all day long there will be no suspense, there will be no bother bother of sadness about it, naturally happy to live free and easy.
There is also a widely circulated story, there is a wealthy businessman, business done very fire, and the daily worry about, calculating, multi-worries. Next to the one he lives in poor families, husband and wife in order to make tofu for a living, although the poor hard, they talked and laughed. Seeing Heart wealthy merchant's wife, jealous, said: "Oh! Do not look we home the gold with silver, but I think let's not as good as a poor husband and wife next door Mai Doufu. Though they are poor, they were happy Zhiqian Jin ya!" Wealthy businessman then said: "What! I tell them to smile tomorrow." Yanba, he will be a gold ingot Taishou Cong Qiangtou threw the past.
The next morning, and was found on the ground poor husband and wife unknown piece of gold ingots, feeling great changes. They discussed, the discussions go, say a fortune, and do not want to grind tofu has. Then, using the money Gandianshenme it? They also worried that on the 1st riches, were neighbors of suspected stolen money. All this for three days and three nights, they Chafanbusi, I restless sleep, since they no longer hear the laughter.
Thus, in some cases, deprived of life, happiness, rather than a sword imagine, as it is the desire trap; depletion of our lives, rather than a major tragedy, as it is trivial temptation. Our lives, our confused discouraged, exhausted, and sometimes barely veiled is not the enemy, but often is the name habenular Liso tightly tangled ourselves.
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