It's a shame to see people "needlessly" suffer, but I think it's also a shame for the world to think suffering is bad.
Suffering is the very foundation of growth and kids don't need a fancy house or clothes or an Xbox to be happy. All they want is be loved by thier parents. That's it. I see so many parents in America trying to arrange their kids lives so they never have to suffer. These kids grow up spoiled, entitled, resenting their parents, and then later jumping of a building because they can't cope with life not allowing them to have it their way.
I would say it's kind of IKE to give a child to someone who wants one and because of thier economic environment they would be happy with $250/month. After all, what's more valuable than life itself?
And it sounds like IKE is going to visit the child and be a part of his life in some capacity.
I'm not directing this at anyone in paticular but those in the world who think suffering is bad, wrong, should be eradicated from the earth, and all the rest, I invite you to read "The Fire From Within" by Carlos Castenda. For $8 you can buy it on paperback. All you need to do is read Chapter 2 "Petty Tyrants" to see how suffering tunes the human spirit and creates personal power. It's one of the most engaging, on-the-edge-of-your-seat chapters I've read in any book.
Some say we don't really choose to have children, but rather children choose their parents. Before we're born we are looking for the perfect environment that will create just the right amount of suffering to enable us to wake up and learn about who we are and the mystery of life.
Is that really true? I have no idea, but I know it's impossible to say it can't be.
Suffering is the very foundation of growth and kids don't need a fancy house or clothes or an Xbox to be happy. All they want is be loved by thier parents. That's it. I see so many parents in America trying to arrange their kids lives so they never have to suffer. These kids grow up spoiled, entitled, resenting their parents, and then later jumping of a building because they can't cope with life not allowing them to have it their way.
I would say it's kind of IKE to give a child to someone who wants one and because of thier economic environment they would be happy with $250/month. After all, what's more valuable than life itself?
And it sounds like IKE is going to visit the child and be a part of his life in some capacity.
I'm not directing this at anyone in paticular but those in the world who think suffering is bad, wrong, should be eradicated from the earth, and all the rest, I invite you to read "The Fire From Within" by Carlos Castenda. For $8 you can buy it on paperback. All you need to do is read Chapter 2 "Petty Tyrants" to see how suffering tunes the human spirit and creates personal power. It's one of the most engaging, on-the-edge-of-your-seat chapters I've read in any book.
Some say we don't really choose to have children, but rather children choose their parents. Before we're born we are looking for the perfect environment that will create just the right amount of suffering to enable us to wake up and learn about who we are and the mystery of life.
Is that really true? I have no idea, but I know it's impossible to say it can't be.