--- Gilbert Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Santosh, > > Your attack on me about organ donation, as often > misses the larger point that I was trying to make. > The 'organ donation for a price' is that there is no > hindrance to parting with one's organs in India. But > there is hindrance to part with something merely for > an altruistic reason; which for some reason we do > not see in the West. If you have an explanation for > this disparity I would like to hear. > ---------------------------------- Dear Gilbert,
On what basis have you formed the opinion that the West is more altruistic than the East? Perhaps there is a fear of donating blood because of myths and misconceptions that abound, but despite this there are blood donations made across the country. When we were in college we would all go down to donate blood and students from all walks of life be they Catholics or Hindus did this when blood drives were organised.(I never donated any because I was afraid, but my friends always did). The West donating blood is nothing to boast about. They've sucked enough blood from the rest of the world for a good 10 centuries. It's about time they donated something for altruistic purposes. selma __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
