In the last few articles, we
discussed about climate change and how it would affect us. But then, our
selfish mind always reasons out and the most common response I get to my
attempts at convincing people about climate change is – “I won’t live to see that day!” Sometimes I wonder if this is a ready-made answer aimed at consoling ourselves or are we so stubborn that we just don’t
care?
Most of us are family persons. We
live with our families, love them unconditionally and protect them from any
harm whatsoever. Our families are a source of support and encouragement to us.
Our families are the basis of our lives – hence we call ourselves ‘civilized’.
But have you ever wondered - what
is family love? How do we express it? Is it the respect and priority we assign
to our families? Is it the amount of sacrifice we make for them? Or does it
also have a monetary angle behind it – saving up, building assets and securing
a good future. Yes, all of this is family love and there is nothing wrong about
it. But this present definition of this so called family love lacks a basic
ingredient - securing a safe livable environment for our families.
Children are the bundles of joy
and blessings in a family. And every new-born simply adds to this bounty of
joy. But wait; let us think about their future! Is it secure? Or are we
secretively conspiring to destroy it through our actions (climate change)?
Climate change due to global
warming is going to have a profound impact on the health of the mother and the
new-born. We all know that the mother is
extremely vulnerable during pregnancy. We also know that the experiences /
illnesses of the mother during this period have a lifelong impact on the health
of the new-born.
Climate change as we know is
going to cause food and water shortages. The quality of the available food and
water would also be compromised. Such a scenario would lead to poorly fed
mothers and malnutrtioned new-born. Poorly fed mothers produce lower quality
of milk, which in turn would compromise the healthy growth of the child. A
poorly fed child would have a compromised immune system, and would fall easy
prey to the hundreds of new deadly diseases of the day.
Acute weather conditions would
aid the spread of diseases and pregnant women and the new-born would be most
vulnerable. Adverse weather conditions would also increase the number of
climate change refugees in developing and under developed countries, forcing
mothers and new-born to succumb to various harsh factors and die.
In one of my previous articles, I
discussed how climate change will affect human behavior A healthy environment
is essential for the mother and the new born. However climate change would
change the behavioral aspects of the mother, who would in adverse cases
develop enmity towards the child. An increase in domestic and social violence
influenced by climate change would also hamper the growth of a healthy baby.
Increasing occurrences of terrorism, riots and civil wars – a direct result of
climate change would simply spell the end of your child’s future.
The above mentioned effects would
occur within the next fifty years.
If you think you are well off and
have enough money to face any eventuality, please think again. The food
shortage would be so acute that only the elite 2% (millionaires) of the rich
would be able to afford it. What is happening in the Middle East is just the
beginning.
Close your eyes and imagine such
a future. Are you ready to gift your child this?
Wake up! Arise and act!
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