WQ # 11 – Family Planning

Sister Julie’s question this week is:

Should people heed the call of the Catholic Church to not use artificial means of contraception/reproductive health products and services OR should they go ahead, talk to their doctors and plan for how they want to practice family planning?

My Answer:

Since the most populated religion in this country is Roman Catholic, i think think that is one of the reasons why the population booms because they were so true in heeding the counsel of the church on not to use any artificial birth control.  But at least, if aritificial is not encouraged, the church should have have encouraged the natural family birth control. 

Actually, even if birth controls abound or even given for free – i just feel that many of these people who gave birth to uncontrolled number are not disciplined.  With due respect to the Catholic church, i think that population control is government sanctioned not by the church.  How i wish that the church and the state are two separate entities on this matter.  The government should work hard heaven and earth to be real serious on stopping the population boom.

Being in china for 3 years – a country where for more than 2 decades the “one child policy” has been strictly implemented in urban areas— i had been wishing deep in me that somehow the Philippine government could have done the same.  I knew long time ago chinese people may have felt that they were too oppressed because of the rule, but years later, when they saw the good result of having only one child — good work, own home, comfortable life, good education for the kid —with all the goodlife, they now worshipped the wiseness of Mao Tse Dong.    Some even felt that having a child at an early age is a hindrance to real success in life materially and financially.  So most men and women marry at almost 30 but gave birth later beyond 30 or almost 40 years old – a time when the couple feel that they can now responsibly raise a child.  

I know too there is a bad side on the one-child policy but i just knew that it did work well in China.  Just try to imagine if the one-child policy has not been implemented? Do you think that China would be at its best as now?

More answers here.

Shaking Legs

I spent an hour and 10 minutes at the gym today.  All i did was 20 minutes on tread mill, 20 minutes on leg swing (that’s my own term) and then alternately a bit of exercise for my shoulder blades and my abs and then the newest thing i did was climb up the stairs to the 4th floor four times.  There was still 20 minutes left for gym time but my legs were already shaking.  It seems they signal me that i had enough for the session or enough activity for my legs. hehehe 

For now, am home and i still feel the same tremor so am not hitting the shower yet.  Will do so in an hour or two and i think the best is warm water.  Ohhh how i wish i could soak in a warm water-filled tub.