The idea of over population is a myth. There is plenty of space on this planet. And there are plenty of resources. It's greed and mismanagement that create the bottleneck in the proper flow and distribution of these resources.
In some first world or developed nations, there is a crisis of demographics, where birth rates have dropped below survival levels. The citizenry is going extinct.
And in other developing nations, the population is exploding. However, more children is not enough. They need to be raised properly. The primary missing ingredient is love. The children are not loved enough.
If they were loved, the parents would plan ahead. They would raise the children with the love needed.
Unfortunately babies are being born out of lust, without planning, and thus they are unwanted sometimes, or neglected by immature parents. This leads to bad upbringing and ultimately damaged psyches in future adults who drag civilization further into decay.
By setting the right example, and planning, parents can raise healthy children who grow up to be good adults and future parents themselves. It all starts with the family unit. And proper role models. With a foundation of love.
Bhagavad Gita ch3:24
utsīdeyur ime lokā
na kuryāṁ karma ced aham
saṅkarasya ca kartā syām
upahanyām imāḥ prajāḥ
SYNONYMS
utsīdeyuḥ—put into ruin; ime—all these; lokāḥ—worlds; na—do not; kuryām—perform; karma—prescribed duties; cet—if; aham—I; saṅkarasya—of unwanted population; ca—and; kartā—creator; syām—shall be; upahanyām—destroy; imāḥ—all these; prajāḥ—living entities.
TRANSLATION
If I should cease to work, then all these worlds would be put to ruination. I would also be the cause of creating unwanted population, and I would thereby destroy the peace of all sentient beings.
PURPORT
Varṇa-saṅkara is unwanted population which disturbs the peace of the general society. In order to check this social disturbance, there are prescribed rules and regulations by which the population can automatically become peaceful and organized for spiritual progress in life. When Lord Kṛṣṇa descends, naturally He deals with such rules and regulations in order to maintain the prestige and necessity of such important performances. The Lord is the father of all living entities, and if the living entities are misguided, indirectly the responsibility goes to the Lord. Therefore, whenever there is general disregard of regulative principles, the Lord Himself descends and corrects the society. We should, however, note carefully that although we have to follow in the footsteps of the Lord, we still have to remember that we cannot imitate Him. Following and imitating are not on the same level. We cannot imitate the Lord by lifting Govardhana Hill, as the Lord did in His childhood. It is impossible for any human being. We have to follow His instructions, but we may not imitate Him at any time. The Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam affirms:
naitat samācarej jātu manasāpi hy anīśvaraḥ
vinaśyaty ācaran mauḍhyād yathā 'rudro 'bdhijaṁ viṣam
īśvarāṇāṁ vacaḥ satyaṁ tathaivācaritaṁ kvacit
teṣāṁ yat sva-vaco yuktaṁ buddhimāṁs tat samācaret
"One should simply follow the instructions of the Lord and His empowered servants. Their instructions are all good for us, and any intelligent person will perform them as instructed. However, one should guard against trying to imitate their actions. One should not try to drink the ocean of poison in imitation of Lord Śiva." (Bhāg. 10.33.30)
We should always consider the position of the īśvaras, or those who can actually control the movements of the sun and moon, as superior. Without such power, one cannot imitate the īśvaras, who are superpowerful. Lord Śiva drank poison to the extent of swallowing an ocean, but if any common man tries to drink even a fragment of such poison, he will be killed. There are many psuedo-devotees of Lord Śiva who want to indulge in smoking gāñjā (marijuana) and similar intoxicating drugs, forgetting that by so imitating the acts of Lord Śiva they are calling death very near. Similarly, there are some psuedo-devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa who prefer to imitate the Lord in His rāsa-līlā, or dance of love, forgetting their inability to lift Govardhana Hill. It is best, therefore, that one not try to imitate the powerful, but simply follow their instructions; nor should one try to occupy their posts without qualification. There are so many "incarnations" of God without the power of the Supreme Godhead.
Reference: Bhagavad Gita As It Is, translation and commentary by Swami A C Bhaktivedanta, original 1972 MacMillan edition, freely available at prabhupadabooks.com.
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This is a good one my friend. I always believe in quality over quantity. Let's raise kids with love and care, not just to have them.
Thank you Lead, I appreciate your feedback. Yes consciousness in everything we do for the benefit of everyone.
Yeah, you are right.. have fun friend.