An editorial in the British Medical Journal by argues that if you live in the developed world you should stick to two children for the sake of the environment.
Here is the story of a father ( from the
He will to have at least three more marriages to hit the century.
World population can’t multiply indefinitely. There should be a limit to its growth so that it can fit the limited resources of the earth. Even the current population can use up the available resources in a short time, causing huge environmental disasters, if the current consumption is tripled or quadrupled.
It is not enough to have a stable population, but also the mechanism to make each individual aware of his or her responsibility to the planet. This can be achieved if we stick to our basic needs without greed.
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The current population can save the planet by being more environmentally aware and by using product that are environment friendly.
Should we insinuate from John Guillebaud’s editorial that the extra kids of today are the monsters of the future as they will ravish the environment?
There is an old maxim which says, ” Our grandparents left us a safe environment, what environment shall we leave our children?”
With the ageing and falling population in many countries, children are still needed. There are countries like
What is needed is to create an environmental and population balance for plants, species and people can live in harmony.
Considering kids as the future trouble is like seeing them as time-bomb that should be stifled in the womb.
3 comments:
His poor wives! Getting married and divorced at his whim! Is he very rich, or something? Unless he's rich, why would the last three women even accept to marry him?
Margot, the Marrakesh Mystic
Margotmystic.wordpress.com
Hi Margot,
The irony here is that the authorities in his country are allowing him to use his "wives" as a procreation machine. Marrying and divorcing just to set a record in having children is in itself a crime.
Well, my thoughts about this are that the authorities in his country (surely MEN authorities) are letting him do it because they actually ADMIRE him!
Eileen
Dedicated Elementary Teacher Overseas (in the Middle East)
elementaryteacher.wordpress.com
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