Married as a child... if the
society I happen to be part of or the leaders my parents or those older than me
trusted to bring modesty and order to the society, end up been the ones legally
giving me out to be married as child, would there be hope for others coming
after me? Would we still have a generation for children? It’s more likely we’ll
start having adults thrown down to earth rather than have children.
I mean, define it yourself. A
child getting married? She aint a child no more; a child carry a pregnancy?
That’s no child; a child giving birth to a child or even children? Is she still
a child? And what makes it worse is that the society doesn’t care anymore.
Do you know what it means to be a
child? It means that I get to live and act in ignorance. Ignorance is a whole
lot of bliss for a child. It means I don’t need to worry because (by right) I
have people to do the worrying for me. I don’t need to act or live mature,
because by nature, I’m not meant for the adult things or situations. This is
childhood; this is the joy of a child. So, why rob her of her privilege? Why
rob her of this joy and bliss and laughter with her peers? Not just that, but
these kids become exposed to insanity, low self esteem, diseases and even
death; it means this child is robbed of LIFE…
We talk of a globalized world; we
talk of a world or society with so much literacy and wealth, and so much on how
the girl-child should be educated and equipped…we’ve not cleaned up these
issues yet, and we stand to say she can be married at whatever age… Aren’t we
going back to the period and age of grave illiteracy and poverty? What can a
child have to pass on to a child she birth when she wasn’t allowed to learn
hers? When did politics and religion become a tool used to mess up a child’s
life? This is abuse. This implies that the society is legalizing Child Sexual
Abuse…
By creation, a child has got the
right to live; by nature, a child has got the right to play and learn in their
world of ignorance; by societal standards, a child has got every right to be
protected and provided for. Why should my beloved country try to rob this child
of these rights and much more?
Please, our leaders, as we decide
over the fate of our children (these sweet little ones), bear in mind that they
have being given the right to live and act in ignorance and enjoy its bliss
long before we all existed; bear in mind that if you had being robbed of your
childhood joys you probably might have been long gone or living with so much
trauma and that implies that you won’t have been occupying those seats. These
children are our tomorrow; it’s our responsibility to guard and guide them.
It’s our responsibility to let them enjoy their innocence till they are matured
enough (physically, emotionally, psychologically etc).
IT’S NEVER A CRIME TO BE A CHILD!
IT’S NEVER A CRIME TO BE A CHILD! NO, NO, NO, IT’S NEVER A CRIME TO BE A
CHILD!!!
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