Peter singer argues that it would be morally right to ensure that people consider their spending habits so that they can choose between spending luxuriously and helping a needy child somewhere. Essentially, peter has a point. The world we live in has challenging occurrences, which affect the way in which people live. Notably, it would indeed be wise and quite appropriate to save the lives of a starving child or an individual by donating the extra property that people have (Singer, 1999). If one has extra money so that he provides for his basic and luxurious needs, it is just as important that the person donate this money to agencies that oversee the welfare of the less fortunate in society who live devastating lives so that food, which is a basic need, becomes a problem. Therefore, peter is indeed right to tell the readers to see the significance of helping the less fortunate people who find life so challenging and difficult.
The Brazilian film central station plays quite s significant role in peters proposal. The film shows the pathetic conditions in which the less fortunate people in the society experience. For instance, people and more specifically children face difficulties, which place them at the verge of death. This is a clear implication that the human race has a significant role to play in order to ensure that the entire societal members live as a single race that is not divided on the lines of wealth or other social perspectives (Singer, 1999). Based on the evidence of the effects of poverty as depicted in the film, it is possible to persuade the readers to give a helping hand by donating to the poor people in society so that they do not experience the adverse effects of poverty.
Essentially, the human race is one and those who really understand what it is to experience poverty; they will indeed uphold the suggestion given by peter that “whatever money you are spending on luxuries, note necessities, should be given away.” Notably, if people have money to obtain necessities and luxuries, they should indeed consider what if they were in the place of the people who experience poverty so that even food is unavailable to them. This would ensure that they make wise decisions between buying luxuries and donating the extra money they have to agencies that seek to help the needy and poverty stricken people in the world (Singer, 1999). However, peter observes that making such choices among people is usually challenging and therefore, though he believe it is possible for considerate people to make informed choices; he also believes that some people may not consider this necessary. Nevertheless, he appears to have faith in his claim, as it is indeed very productive of and paramount importance in society.
Peter expects some members of the society who read his proposal to raise some question. Some of the possible questions anticipated are, would you be prepared to forgo luxuries to do as you claim? Do you understand what it means to live without luxuries? Is it necessary doping what you claim? These, among other question peter should anticipate. However, he addresses the critics by noting that if people do not find it necessary to do as he claims, they are indeed ignorant of the conditions, which prevail in the very society they live in, that they should take to address (Singer, 1999). Essentially, people should indeed be prepared to help where necessary, as we do not have similar experience all over the world.
Work cited
Singer, Peter. The singer solution ton world poverty. 1999. Retrieved from, http://people.brandeis.edu/~teuber/singermag1.html. (Accessed 30 November 2013).
