Chapter 64

Having A Child

Oneofthepossiblesorepointsforacouple ishavingachild.Thatisa
woman may want to have a child but her husband disagrees or vice
versa.Thisproblemsometimesbecomesveryseriousasaresultofwhich
a couple may resort to divorce.

"Mrs...madeacomplainttothecourtandsaid:'Imarriedattheageof
twenty-sevenyearswhenmyhusbandhadjustgraduatedfromtheuni-
versity.HewasalecturerinoneoftheuniversitiesandIfeltthatIwasa
luckywoman.However,myhusbanddisagreeswithhavingachild,Ido
not understand him because we are both healthy and have enough
moneytoatleastbringuptwochildren.Hedoesnotdislikechildrenand
treatshisniecesandnephewswell.IamthirtyyearsoldandnaturallyI
wishIwereamother.Heunderstandsmyfeelingsbutsaysthatachild
would be a cause of inconvenience in our lives, and soon"

Thiswoman,whilestoppingherselffromcrying,isconfrontedwitha
problemwhichissoseriousthatthecouplehasdecidedforadivorce,so
thatshewould remarry whilehewould haveenoughtimeForhis sci-
entific research."

Loveforchildren andreproduction is anaturaldesireof humanbe-
ingsandevenofanimals.Childrenarethefruitoflifeandthelestlegacy
ofmankind,thelifeofonewhohaschildrenwouldnotbeendedbyhis
deathbutratherwouldbecontinued asifwithanextendedlife.Aper-
sonwithoutachildorchildrenwouldfeellonelyandforlornandwould
feel even worse in old age.

A house without children is a place of boredom and would Lack
warmth andlove. Amarriage would always be in danger of breaking