Friday, March 20, 2009

Population explosion

I was journeying home by train... a pregnant woman with two children, a toddler and one about 6 years were sitting next to me. The children were cute and they attracted attention from the women sitting opposite them.

Woman sitting opposite: You have a son and a daughter....now what do you want?

Having two children is not enough! If anything happens to u what will happen to these children. They will go to the orphanage. Your husband will get married to somebody else. You think he will take care of them. Oh no.

not letting her say anything. the pregnant woman smiles in embarrassment.

Pregnant woman: But what can I do?

Woman sitting opposite: What can you do... you can only do whatever you want. You are thin too....what if something happens to you then what! Three children sigh

Station came....everybody got off...words lost in the air....it remained in me....

I wondered...I am the fourth child...Did anyone talk to my mother like this. Did she want me. Four children sigh

2 comments:

Wd said...

Times were different then...

Scribbles! said...

How different were the times...then!? problems then are still the same problems now.
n India was number 2 as the most populated country in the world and is still today.