Did you hear the story of the Taron Pygmies (above) on All Things Considered? It made me think...is extinction bad? What if extinction was a choice? Are our reasons for wanting or not wanting children shallow? Listen to the story then read the excerpt I found online from Alan Rabinowitz. It is profound. Story link follows:
Taron Pygmies
"Now, in a little valley nestled in the Himalayas," he writes, "I had started to smile without knowing why, and I had started to dream of the tomorrows that could still be there. Borne on the unburdened laughter of a group of remote Tibetans, the gentle friendship of a confused monk, the unrequited love of a fatherless boy, the purposeful acceptance of a lonely death by the last Taron, and the selfless pain endured by a mother giving up her baby, my heart was lifted up through the darkness and was given back to me. For the very first time in my life, I almost felt whole."
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