7th Billion is a PINOY

Sometimes, Fate has its own way of slapping us in the face with Irony. 

A couple of days ago, humanity’s 7^th billion was born in our very own country. As expected, the rest of the world was at watch. Now why to us and why here? Why couldn’t the baby be born in America, where the grass is perceived to be greener (at least to some Pinoys)? Or why not in China, where there is highly-significant economic progress? Or in Europe, Australia, Singapore and I could go on and on with every country that seems to be better in almost any aspect of living than the Philippines.

This event is symbolic as it is monumental. 

Perhaps the more appropriate question should be WHY NOW?

Why now when we are struggling economically, socially and I guess with almost everything.

Why now when there are more people getting hungry every day?

Why now when corruption has decayed even the very basic unit of our system?

Why now when life here is relatively not at its best?

         
            The timing is just perfect.

The answer is glaring right at our faces but we tend to look away. This is perhaps a reminder that we need to be keen on the issues our country is dealing at hand especially that of population control. That we need to stop being apathetic about how we are slowly killing our natural resources due to uncontrollable demand. And that we need to be more serious and vigilant about sustainable development. 

 We need to be involved.

The answer lies within us. We are the solution as much as we are the sole cause. We will be reaching  the 100 million mark population and there is obviously no stopping us. We need reproductive health reforms as we need responsible parenthood. We need to be educated and we need to be informed. We need to realize that we have to change for the better and not think backwards as what seems to be happening now. We need to look at the bigger picture and free ourselves from the bondage and blindness of self-righteousness. We need to ensure that there still will be a country called The Philippines for generations to come and that there will be HEALTHY people called Filipinos.

                 

         When the 7^th billion baby grows up, what kind of life would she and others after her would have? What kind of life would you want YOUR baby to have? So let’s ask ourselves, what do we really see now when we look around us? What will we do now for the world around us?

                 

            We know the answer, we see the answer.

We just look away.