Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Abortion or Let a Deformed baby live...

It must be torture for a mother to have to choose between abortion and letting the baby in her womb live knowing it will be born defective and never have a normal life. The Indian Government should act swiftly in preventing endosulfan spraying that have affected the lives of so many people in Kerala, India...
 
I'm sharing the link on the Tehelka article on what endosulfan spraying has done to many people in Kerala...hoping that the Indian government acts soon to stop the chemical effect of endosulfan to unborn babies.
 
It reminds me of the Orange chemcial used during the war in Vietnam. Many children there have deformities too due to exposure of their parents to the chemical.
 

Friday, April 22, 2011

Understanding the Concept of Sacrifice...

Excerpt from the article about a 9-year old Japanese boy who gave despite losing everything...

"The boy took my food and bowed. I thought he would eat it right away, but he didn't. He took the bag of food, went up to where the line ended and put it where all the food was waiting to be distributed.

"I was shocked. I asked him why he didn't eat it and instead added it to the food pile. He answered: 'Because I see a lot more people hungrier than I am. If I put it there, then they will distribute the food equally.'


"When I heard that I turned away so that people wouldn't see me cry.

"A society that can produce a 9-year-old who understands the concept of sacrifice for the greater good must be a great society, a great people." 

Full story in the link below:

http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20110420-332334/Deliverance