And when I am so troubled and saddened by the evil and human suffering that I witness, and thus convinced of the value of human life, community and family, I then wonder  at how quickly we can cheapen that life, for which we have fought so hard, through triviality, selfishness, greed. 

Because the way you see it treated, and by the way we treat ourselves, you would think human life is cheap.  Is there no room in our own hearts for the noble things which we work to secure for others?  For what purpose are we saved?