A LONG WAY

I often hear people commenting that if one does not have money, then the individual should try his luck by finding a wife and get children. This belief is partly anchored on the fact that if the individual live long, may be some day the child or children will not only take care of you when you grow older but they may bring you back to the dreams you thought had faded. Anyway, I still have lingering doubts about the validity of such statements, especially if one looks at the issues from this prism: How do we take care of the children we delivered in these hard times, with the global economic crisis? And if you tell me I have saved enough money, others might be tempted to say, God is Great, what ever He gives you, he will give you the resources to take care of them- thats fixed.

Anyway, I'm just returning from the village and what I was saw is something worth sharing with you; a young man age 31 is beating and pounding his cheat after celebrating the births of two babies from two of his wives in a week. As soon as the first baby's hair was cut, the other wife was quickly rushed into the labour room, where she delivered a bouncing baby boy.

While the ceremony was going on, the news was greeted with admiration especially among the youths of the village. To them, it offered useful lessons to settle down and put their babylon dreams on hold. Others were a bit sceptical, considering the economic situation that has gripped the community, with the prices of basic food communities going up, survival is becoming more and more problematic so whats the point in getting more children?