We were discussing the new arrival of my child ( 5.5 months :) and the upcoming arrival of his in September.
I had mentioned how amazed I was at the process of conception, pregnancy, birth, breast feeding and everything that goes along with having a baby and specifically being a mother.
He noddingly agreed and then said to me " You know, I often think that we should have more women world leaders."
I inquired why.
He said ( and I paraphrase a bit due to memory) " They know how difficult and miraculous it is to bring a human into the world - I think they'd be much less likely to engage in wars and such that take a human out of it."
I thought - "Wow, thats an amazing insight."
And thats why I thought I would share it with you in this blog post.
The lesson here for me is threefold ( at least)
Women are amazing. Life is sacred. And men need to tune in a bit more to this.
As men we need to not just be worried about reproducing an heir but more so on being a role model for that child and raising, disciplining and nurturing them ( I can think of a few kings in history who could have worked on that).
Its been said, somewhat crudely but very accurately, that " Any dick can make a baby, it takes a man to raise a child."
I'm hoping and praying I can be that father my daughter ( and wife) needs, all the time recognizing that I need my own Heavenly Father to accomplish that.....
"Lead Me" by Sanctus Real :
