Hear Ye, Woman... I set you Free

Hear ye, woman, you are now liberated. I give you Women's Reproductive Health Right.

Liberated from what you ask? From men, from children, from home.

Hear ye, woman, you decide babymaking... when, quantity, quality. You can also accept or reject.

Sounds like a factory to you? Well, yes, that is why it is called reproduction. It is like a production line.

How does it work, you ask? There are so many methods to choose from. Pills, injections, patches, IUD and abortion. You see... I have given you many choices.

Effect on you? Oh come on, we are in an advanced age. You are high technology. If something crops up, there will always be a solution that can be offered to you.

How about men? Well, nothing much. I assure you no participation in the production line.

What do you mean, then what? You will have a freer relationship with them. They are like you know... as in a factory, you are open to them without fear.

You feel like I am prostituting you? Oh no, I am your advocate. I am liberating you.

You are asking about child support? Gosh, I am liberating you from having children.. and still you are asking. I am giving you financial independence. Oh well, we will still have child support from men if paternity test validates the parenthood.

You are asking why all these? Oh gosh, woman, questions like that is exactly why you need to abide by this right. I am so exasperated with you. You are so stupid.

Now you ask what you will do with your life. Oh, you are so exasperating. You have to work. Make money. Get famous. Travel.

Can you still have children? Oh, you are so... Of course, you can. There is In Vitro, so it does not interfere much.

Okay, if you insist! You can get pregnant but remember one is enough, two at most. You only have two hands.

Remember, you can have as many houses and cars as you want. Dresses and shoes. Plastic surgery and anti-aging. You will be beautiful, and young. You can buy all the products out there offered to you.

Necessary? you ask. Are you crazy, the world is overpopulated, there won't be enough food for you.

Am I scaring you? No! But I am telling you, the world has too much garbage. Climate change. Poverty. Corruption. Drugs. You wouldn't want to take care of children at this time when taking care of yourself is difficult enough.

Am I making you miserable? Come on, you can maintain a good figure, look young, learn a lot. You can be rich and famous. You would be so desired and admired.

What! You are asking about love? For heaven's sake, don't be an idiot. You are a factory! Just follow the methods!

The Great Marriage

Faith and reason, as some people would like to depict it, is contrary to each other; But truly, it is a marriage of faith and reason that allows us to grow and make informed choices.
Like all true marriages, the marriage of faith and reason does not take away their differences or uniqueness. Faith is faith and reason is reason. However, in their marriage, they begin to compliment each other. Faith feeds reason; And reason feeds faith. Only in the marriage of faith and reason can we journey to the depth, breadth, width of Truth. We can touch, feel, see, and know that which is bigger than us.
The great divorce of faith and reason, thus, is of immense consequence to living. As one becomes unfaithful, one becomes more unreasonable; And as one becomes unreasonable, the more one becomes unfaithful. It is paradoxical that one who loves reason to the abject rejection of faith is actually debilitating his/her reason. It is, likewise, with one who loves faith divorced from reason would be actually clinging to a false faith. Divorce of faith and reason leads to fanaticism or idolatry.

Another great marriage is that of Truth and Freedom. Truth sets us freer and freedom walks us to the truth. Even though truth is truth and freedom is freedom, totally different from each other; The great marriage makes them complimentary and nourishing each other.
When freedom is divorced from truth, there is only a license. Much like a driver's license, it does not follow that one can reach one's destination. Divorced from truth, love of freedom is bondage. There is no real choice because the truth is made unavailable. On the other hand, truth divorced from freedom is dictatorship. It has the roadmap and guidepost but without the driver's license, it cannot move.
The great divorce of truth and freedom leads to chaos and oppression while the great marriage of truth and freedom is the road to fullness of life.