Title: Day of The Pillow – VJMP
Headings: Day of The Pillow
Day of The Pillow
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Content: They are not anything like the generations that won World War II. However, there is historical precedent for dealing with situations like this. Sometimes, when an old person is hanging on to life well beyond the point where life can be meaningfully lived, they become subject to a “mercy killing”. In American Indian culture, people who got to this point were left for the wolves. In Old Norse culture, people who got to this point were put on an ice floe and pushed into the sea. In Anglo culture, people who get to this point are often smothered in their sleep by pillows. This essay suggests that the time may be approaching when we need to do this on a generational level. It’s time for the Day of the Pillow. Involuntary euthanasia might sound harsh. However, the Boomers brought this upon themselves.