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Originally Posted by analog
None of this is aimed at soma or anyone else in particular.
That is a seriously bad ideal to have. THE most fulfilling thing someone can do with their life? No way, not even close. Anyone can bump uglies and grow a fetus- how about making positive change for people? Helping others? Teaching? Healing? Counseling? I could go on.
I think it's a hilarious tragedy that people think making a child (something any male and female with working genitals have been able to do for the entirety of our existence) is the most fulfilling thing they can do, when there are people out there living- and dying- homeless and starving, many of them children. There are tons of children up for adoption, who deserve a fair chance at a good life- and that's not just raising a child like you would your own... that's making a difference.
[breeder mocking] "Oh look at me, I can make a baby, that makes me like God or something, this is the best thing a person can do!" [/breeder mocking]
Pfft.
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Your opinion of course, even though it is laced with vitriol and sarcasm, I still respect it, even if you don't respect the opinions of others who choose to have a family and believe it to be immensely rewarding.
However, let's rephrase the original OP slightly and ask whether
raising a child is the most rewarding thing as opposed to the way you read it as simply procreating.
Raising a child can be the most rewarding thing in the world, as many parents will tell you. At 38, I've achieved many goals in life and am still aiming for several others, but nothing brings me more fulfillment and pride than teaching my daughter - providing moral, intellectual and emotional guidance, helping her to become a good person, and enabling her to achieve her own goals and add, in a positive way, to the world.
Having her and raising her is the best thing I've done with my life.