| Recent news of the renewal of the "three year | | | | producing children. Imagine that in future, the countries |
| marriage contract" between the celebrity actors Tom | | | | of the declining population make a law to have at least |
| Cruise and Katie Holmes grabbed the international | | | | three children in the family. If the couples fail, they may |
| headlines. Some of the key points of the negotiations | | | | have to pay heavy damages, lose their jobs or even |
| areo An extra $500,000 for supporting Scientology, the | | | | jailed for life for failing to fulfill their national duty. |
| religion that Tom followso An increase in her annual | | | | Such possibility can not be ruled out as State may |
| clothing allowance from $750,000 dollars to 2 million | | | | have limited means to give incentives but unlimited |
| dollarso A role in the next Mission: Impossible film.o | | | | capacity to award punishment. |
| Katie reportedly received a 3 million dollar bonus from | | | | A Mystery called Love |
| Tom when she gave birth to Suri. For more children, | | | | It may seem mysterious to the new generation why |
| Tom's "increased the additional offspring offer as an | | | | people of their older generation produced so many |
| incentive for Katie to get pregnant again". He's | | | | children without any "reason" and "benefits"? In fact, |
| apparently ready to pay up to $5.5 million for Katie to | | | | even now, most countries of the developing world are |
| get pregnant, with a 2 million dollar bonus if she | | | | facing the problem of overpopulation rather than |
| conceives by 2011. Katie, however, according to | | | | decline of population. In countries like India and China |
| reports, seems to wants at least 11 million dollars if she | | | | where the population have already crossed a billion, |
| gives birth and 5.5 million dollars if she 'tries and fails'. | | | | there are incentives for producing less number of |
| A marriage contract had never happened in countries | | | | children and punishment for producing more children. |
| like India where marriage is considered to be too "holy" | | | | Yet millions suffer the wrath of State and pain of the |
| to be "breakable". Such a contract is a novelty even | | | | body to give birth to new lives. |
| for the West where the institution of marriage is | | | | In fact, the people in most part of the world still |
| already on decline and more people prefer live-in | | | | consider giving birth to babies as the greatest act of |
| relationship to marriage. A contractual marriage seems | | | | emotional satisfaction. A woman without child always |
| to be the future of marriage. | | | | feels incomplete and unsatisfied. A child brings joy and |
| Yet there is nothing in this contract that must shock | | | | love in the family and most people still consider children |
| any logical person. The amount of sacrifice a woman | | | | like flowers which fills the family with love and |
| has to make to give birth to child is immense. She has | | | | happiness. In fact, the parents who are not able to |
| to bear the child in her body for nine months and | | | | have children would give their most valuation |
| suffer the deformation of body during the pregnancy. | | | | possession to bring a child in their lives. The desire of |
| The labour-pain for giving the birth of a child is the | | | | child is so great that the Emperor Akbar of Mughal |
| greatest pain that a human being can suffer. Even | | | | dynasty travailed barefoot to miles in the hot desert to |
| after the birth, her responsibility is not over. She has to | | | | the Dargah of Salim Chisti for getting the blessing of |
| feed the child her own milk and give lot of time for | | | | the Sufi to have a son. |
| bringing the child up. | | | | Why do from the birth of civilization, woman had been |
| If Katie is demanding a suitable compensation for here | | | | bearing children and suffering immense pain to bring a |
| suffering, it seems to be perfectly justified. | | | | new life in this world? |
| A World based on Contracts | | | | Why a man works day and night while suffering |
| In fact, the concept of contractual marriage should give | | | | numerous humiliations in the job to bring food to his |
| new ideas to the new generation woman about their | | | | family so that he can see joy and love in the eyes of |
| "rights" and demand similar compensation from their | | | | his wife and children? |
| husbands. Some woman may also realize how they | | | | Who do many parents spend the prime of their lives |
| were cheated in the past as nothing was paid to them | | | | and fortune to bring joy in the life of their children? |
| as compensation for giving their body and child to their | | | | All of them get nothing in return except "love" which |
| husbands. It may not be surprising that after a few | | | | most find more than the compensation of their |
| decades, most women may demand suitable | | | | suffering and hard work. |
| compensation for giving birth to a child and rearing up. | | | | Your Unwritten Contract with God |
| The only problem is that men would not be willing to | | | | It is not a surprise that most people not only produce |
| pay up. After all what a man gets by having children? | | | | child without any expectation of any financial gain but |
| A child in the modern time means a great responsibility. | | | | perform a number of good deeds like bringing-up their |
| You have to feed the child, send them to school, and | | | | children, taking care of parents, taking care of their |
| take care of their educational and other needs. Yet | | | | friends and relatives, give charity to the weak and |
| there is no guarantee that a child shall pay anything | | | | poor, fight for the righteousness, remain faithful to their |
| back and take care of you in your golden days. Worst | | | | spouse without any contract. |
| still, he or she may claim a good portion of your wealth | | | | What do such people gain in return of their good |
| as their legitimate right. | | | | deeds? |
| Why then one must have a child at all? | | | | The answer to all questions seems to be "love" which |
| A World without Children | | | | is the only compensation of the good deeds that a |
| In fact, many people, particularly in Europe, Japan and | | | | man does in his life. The reverse is also equally true as |
| Russia seem to have already realized the folly of | | | | the only sure punishment of doing evil deed is |
| having children and their population is on decline over | | | | "withdrawal of love" from the life of man. Such a man |
| many years. The decline of population and the | | | | may be able to amass tremendous wealth and power |
| increase of aging population are gradually making | | | | in this world, yet he fails to get love even after |
| these countries older and weaker. | | | | spending all the material possessions. |
| Many countries are already alarmed by the decline of | | | | Thus what could not be done by spending all the |
| population and they have already started offering | | | | wealth of the world can be done by the lure of love |
| incentives for increasing population as most men have | | | | which seems to have been given "free" through an |
| refused to pay up like Tom Cruise. For example, | | | | unwritten contract of God with humanity. God seems |
| Russia is offering financial incentives and subsidies to | | | | to say, |
| encourage women to have children. Australia currently | | | | "You follow my path and I shall fill your life with love." |
| offers a $5,000 bonus for every baby plus additional | | | | And most people find love more valuable than anything |
| fortnightly payments, a free immunization scheme and | | | | else in this world. |
| recently proposed to pay all child care costs for | | | | Love is Life |
| women who want to work. Many European countries, | | | | The power of love is so overpowering that a man |
| including France, Italy and Poland, have offered some | | | | follows the command of love without even knowing it. |
| combination of bonuses and monthly payments to | | | | He has understood from his heart that only love can |
| families. | | | | guide a man in the right direction as love alone is the |
| Yet it seems that these incentives are not good | | | | path of God. However, if a person losses the path of |
| enough and the people are not wiling to produce child | | | | God, he loses love even if he gets everything of this |
| for such a peltry incentive and the population of these | | | | world. The desire of love, however, again brings him |
| countries continue declining.. | | | | back on the right path. |
| What may come next is severe punishment for | | | | |
