Rant ahoy!
Dear mothers (and fathers) of the world,
You claim, by giving birth, you have experienced the miracle of life. You will then proceed to thrust this miracle onto our one and only planet. Because, hey, who doesn't like a miracle? Only one problem.
Your baby ain't no miracle.
A boy born with AIDS surviving and living a full life? That's a miracle. A country suffering famine suddenly has an onslaught of growing crops? That's a miracle. A person in a horrible car crash surviving and making a full recovery? That's a miracle. A biological function that has been perpetuated throughout all human history? How is that miraculous?
Consider this. There are over 6.5 billion miracles in the world. Some studies estimate 100 billion miracles have happened since the dawn of mankind. It only took us 72 years for the number of miracles to rocket from 2 billion to 6 billion. Thousands of miracles have been born today. Thousands more will be born tomorrow. There will be over 9 billion miracles by 2050. Aren't miracles supposed to be rare?
Consider that these so-called miracles also do less-than-miraculous things for our planet. Sure, we've had our Einsteins and our Mozarts (who aren't miracles, but their actions were quite marvelous), but we'll more likely to have Bills and Janes who will pollute the planet, cut down the forests, consume more than what is needed, force animals into extinction, and commit horrendous crimes against each other, including racism, sexism, ageism, harm, and much, much more.
If you believe in the miracle of life, your existence and the existence of every other human on this planet should be overwhelming. Why would you need to create more of you?
Your friend,
Katrina
You claim, by giving birth, you have experienced the miracle of life. You will then proceed to thrust this miracle onto our one and only planet. Because, hey, who doesn't like a miracle? Only one problem.
Your baby ain't no miracle.
A boy born with AIDS surviving and living a full life? That's a miracle. A country suffering famine suddenly has an onslaught of growing crops? That's a miracle. A person in a horrible car crash surviving and making a full recovery? That's a miracle. A biological function that has been perpetuated throughout all human history? How is that miraculous?
Consider this. There are over 6.5 billion miracles in the world. Some studies estimate 100 billion miracles have happened since the dawn of mankind. It only took us 72 years for the number of miracles to rocket from 2 billion to 6 billion. Thousands of miracles have been born today. Thousands more will be born tomorrow. There will be over 9 billion miracles by 2050. Aren't miracles supposed to be rare?
Consider that these so-called miracles also do less-than-miraculous things for our planet. Sure, we've had our Einsteins and our Mozarts (who aren't miracles, but their actions were quite marvelous), but we'll more likely to have Bills and Janes who will pollute the planet, cut down the forests, consume more than what is needed, force animals into extinction, and commit horrendous crimes against each other, including racism, sexism, ageism, harm, and much, much more.
If you believe in the miracle of life, your existence and the existence of every other human on this planet should be overwhelming. Why would you need to create more of you?
Your friend,
Katrina