Thanks my friend for raising this question. At my level, I have decided to live my life with a minimalist mindset where I can, and to not bring a child to this world. I realise the point i am raising might be misunderstood. And yet, the more I open up about my conclusions, the more people sharing a similar analysis or life philosophy open up to me in return. Which is why i feel confortable to publish here. I am one of the highest polluters on the planet because I am from a western country where what is considered a « normal life style » is in fact seriously harming the ecosystems. It doesn’t make sense to me to get this craziness going on and on. No one will come after me to reproduce the same polluting pattern and as a result I believe the planet will be a little less impacted after i am gone. In the interim, I keep on learning new ways to limit my footprint. Also I dedicate time to the sustainable me workshop to help others find their own answers and the intensity they want in their sustainable transition journey.

Honestly, Emma, and I will take no shortcut, I believe that a push towards extinguishing humanity is not a solution. In French, you say, “après moi le déluge” and I get this feeling when I read part of your post. I also believe that the reasons why we want or do not want children is deeply rooted inside our cells, transgenerational experiences, our cosmic destiny or spiritual realm, and last but not least how we have been living our life experience since we were born. It cannot be easily outsourced. In terms of bringing children to this world, the point is in which state of spirit you do it. Conceiving and giving birth are among the most risky and inspiring experiences happening on Planet Earth. They are imbued by hope, joy, feed and fall forward, no matter the conditions in which they may happen. A new life is always a great gift.

Honestly, Emma, and I will take no shortcut, I believe that a push towards extinguishing humanity is not a solution. In French, you say, “après moi le déluge” and I get this feeling when I read part of your post. I also believe that the reasons why we want or do not want children is deeply rooted inside our cells, transgenerational experiences, our cosmic destiny or spiritual realm, and last but not least how we have been living our life experience since we were born. It cannot be easily outsourced. In terms of bringing children to this world, the point is in which state of spirit you do it. Conceiving and giving birth are among the most risky and inspiring experiences happening on Planet Earth. They are imbued by hope, joy, feed and fall forward, no matter the conditions in which they may happen. A new life is always a great gift.

Thanks Marzia. I don’t see how your post is related to the initial question raised by Costa. You are talking about a different subject and I really don’t see anything related to extinguishing humanity in my post. I was sharing my answers without judging others’ life choices. Yes new borns are a gift because amongst the next generation there will be humans capable to find solutions to the huge problem we are facing. In 2020, with all the studies we have access to, we can’t avoid the fact that humans’ presence has an impact on ecosystems. The more humans are consuming, the more resources are depleted, the higher the pollution, and the bigger the challenge. This is how it is. Not addressing the question of the world’s population growth and its impact is not looking entirely at the topic of sustainability.