I recently watched the interview Anderson Cooper had with Angelina Jolie. I agree with what she is doing to help the poor and the displaced (she is giving away 1/3 of her riches to the people who deserve it!) and I applaud her efforts. She has gone a step further from say, Bono, in her efforts to highlight the plight of these people, by adopting children from these countries. She is even paying her own expenses when she visits these countries. In fact she is highlighting the plight of immigrants in the US. (I was pro Aniston, now I am leaning a little to becoming pro Jolie.Oh!How lalang can I be?!)
It was highlighted in the interview that 1 out of 5 children die before they reach the age of 5. Many of them due to malnutrition as these countries are too poor or embroiled in civil wars. These children do not even have a chance to survive as they fight for their lives as soon as they are born. We take all these things in life for granted. Clean water, food, medical facilities, clothing and shelter. These people have to fight for all these things which we term "basic necessities" and which every person has a right to have.
However, perhaps we should look at the root of the problem. If these children are subjected to all these horrors and deprivation, maybe someone should educate the adults on birth control? These children did not choose to be born and it is certainly unjust to subject them to all of the pain and suffering and at such a young age. If these people were to be educated on birth control and they can control the population, then perhaps the problem can more easily be solved or at least minimised. Once the adults are able to surmount the problems, then perhaps they can think of having children. I mean, some of them have a whole litter of them! Only to have them die one by one.
I respect the rights of these people to have children. To want to have their bloodline continue, but sacrifices have to be made in order for a better life. Children do not need to be exposed to all the injustices. They do not need to suffer.
I think the same applies to the poor in Malaysia. If you do not have the money to sustain your family, please REFRAIN from having so many children! Everytime we watch TV3 highlighting the plight of the poor, we see a family of 6 or 7, 2 adults, 5 children.Why, why, WHY do you have to have SO many children? How can you sustain your family of 7 with your income of RM500 and below? Even those who have a higher income will find it difficult to sustain a family of 7! I know it sounds mean, but how do you expect people to sympathise with you and how your family has to suffer for being too poor to feed your children and yourself when you cannot exercise some self control and restrain from having so many kids?
It is a simple solution. You do not have the means to provide for your family. Have one child. When things get better and you are able to support another, then have another. Not pop them out like bunnies and then cry that you do not have enough to make ends meet. A simple use of brains will really help.
If I were the Prime Minister, I will have a law prohibiting those whose family income (of both spouses combined) are below RM1000 to have more than one child. And of course, that is why I will never get elected. In fact I might get shot and mutilated for enacting this law.
But, I think I make sense. Yes?
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