Dog Is My Copilot
Navigating Morality: Art of Dying's Reflection on Choices
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You could offer me patients or violence
Choosing between offering medical patients or engaging in violence
You could offer me blood or peace
Weighing the options of receiving bloodshed or peace
In a letter let me know when it?s over
Requesting information about the conclusion of a situation through a letter
Just keep it far away from me
Expressing a desire to keep the situation at a distance
You could end him, you could let him go
Considering different outcomes for a person, possibly facing judgment
He?s just a criminal I don?t know
Labeling an individual as a criminal, with uncertainty or lack of personal knowledge
You could hang him, you could set him free
Weighing the options of punishment or freedom for the alleged criminal
As long as he don?t sit next to me
Expressing a preference for distance from the discussed individual
God is gracious, god is good, he?ll understand
Affirming the understanding and goodness of a higher power, likely God
God is gracious, god is good, it?s in his hands
Emphasizing the belief that God holds control over situations
God is gracious, god is good, this god of mine
Reiterating the benevolence of the personal concept of God
And if your god met my god we?d be alright
Positively anticipating a meeting between different individuals' gods
You could fill every mouth on the planet
Weighing the option of providing sustenance to everyone globally
Or send me news of death toll highs
Receiving information about a high death toll but preferring to avoid it for now
You could tell me how to make a difference
Being open to guidance on making a positive impact, but not at the moment
Not now, I?ve got plans tonight
Prioritizing personal plans over immediate engagement with global issues
You could swing from an arrow or olive branch
Considering extremes - either conflict or peace represented by an arrow or olive branch
You could hang from the status quo
Contemplating the consequences of conforming to the existing state of affairs
You could offer me a heart for bravery
Open to receiving a courageous heart but avoiding personal involvement
As long as I don?t have to go
Expressing a reluctance to actively participate in challenging situations
God is gracious, god is good, he?ll understand
Repeating the affirmation of the understanding and goodness of God
God is gracious, god is good, it?s in his hands
Reiterating the belief that situations are in God's control
God is gracious, god is good, this god of mine
Restating the benevolence of the personal concept of God
And if your god met my god we?d be all right
Expressing optimism about harmony if different gods were to meet
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