Giving birth is far from evil but deciding to bring a child into the world is certainly something not to be taken lightly. While it's true that there's a lot of bad things happening in the world, you could argue that it would be wrong to inflict the world on another, but at the same time there's also a lot of good, and if you are responsible then having a child and bringing them up in the right way is the most satisfying thing you could ever do with your life.
I could have worded my first post better. like Pwarbi and 111kg mentioned, bringing another human being should not be taken lightly because over populations will happen. my parents certainly took giving birth lightly...they shouldn't have done it...my parents suffered from many mental and a little financial issues and they kind of passed their problems to me. However, I do enjoy my existence sometime...
You're not seriously implying that someone who isn't keen on children and does not wish to replicate is somehow abnormal are you?
I can see where you could be coming from. I have often wondered myself if bringing a child into this cruel world is selfish. The truth is that the child will experience pain and suffering, but we must see this as necessary for our individual and spiritual growth. We should try to keep them away from unnecessary suffering, but life is necessary suffering. It is really all based on individual opinion because it comes down to one's religious and philosophical beliefs.
As a parent there have been times when I wondered if I had made a mistake bringing my offspring into a world that seems bent on its own destruction. It does feel selfish to bring someone into a world that can be so cruel. I told this once to my oldest and they told me I should not worry about this because they felt that life was the best thing that I could bestow on them despite the uncertainty of the rest of the world It isn't easy being a parent and I am sure that almost every parent around will tell you there are things they wish they had been able to do different. Sometimes no matter what you do you cannot help but transfer some of that baggage onto your kids. My best advise to you is to break the chain and do things the way you feel they should be done regardless of what your parents or anyone else thinks. Your future might thank you for it.
I have ambivalent feelings towards this issue myself. If you want to have a child then that is up to you and not to some other person who does not feel you should have kids. It's up to you so if you want to bear children then go for it. If you do not want to bear children then you should not worry about it.
I wish more of the people I know had this attitude. Kids aren't for me at all yet the majority of the people I know still insist that I will change my mind. I'm 38 so I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen!
your words were inspiring for me, thanks. my moms so stubborn and the real reason why I'm fucked up today indirectly traces back to my parents but they don't admit a single mistake they have made
I don't think giving birth is evil in any way, I think it is quite the opposite, but then again this question could be asked with a number of different views in mind. In general I think giving birth or giving life is a wonderful thing, however there are some who give birth to a child for all the wrong reasons. If we go on a philosophical stand point, I believe the true meaning of life is to continue our species, by giving birth to new humans and passing what we now on to the next generations and teaching them of our past mistakes in the hopes they learn from them.
It depends... I personally really enjoy life, it's like a movie for me, you'll never know what is going to happen, and this world is full of good things and amazing places, and there's obviously a lot of bad things and people with bad intentions too, but at the end of the day I think that life is good. Because even if you're in the worst situation you need to find a way out, most of us do that, it's a survival thing... So in my opinion I think that giving birth is an opportunity to make things better.
