The Merry Maid and A Great Injustice

After reading through stories and discussing in the group, 5 of us decided to make our stand as “abortion is not the only way to deal with children born out of wedlock”. Now, if you, I mean the girl, accidentally win the “lottery”, do have a second thought about the baby as nowadays there are many ways to deal with that problem. Think about the issue on this track, it’s your mistake and the baby is the consequences that you have to face. Just like the KARMA. Killing it will be labeled as too cruel and unethical and for the rest of your life, you will be haunted by the guilt of killing your own flesh and blood.

In the story “A Great Injustice”, AhNya accidentally got pregnant and she is afraid of the future of her baby which will be laughed by the others as he has no father. She is trying hard to keep her secret but lastly, she told her parents about her condition. Her mother, AhSoh is an understanding woman. She believes that everyone made mistakes and needed to be given second chance. So, she offers to look after AhNya’s baby. This is the other way that you can deal with your “lottery” problem; seek out to your parents. I believe that most parents will not suggest abortion and will look after you. Why? Because you are still their children and the baby inside you, though is out of wedlock, still their grandchild.

If the parents don’t want to help out, here is the secondary choice. Just like Laskhmi in the story “The Merry Maid”, you can give up your child to adoption. “She wanted this child to have a proper home, a temporary refuge. On many occasions she had watched the Indian looking man drive his car into porch every evening as she cycled home from school. He was always cheerful and seemed like someone who wouldn’t reject a homeless child.” So, Laskhmi put her baby into others adoption as other people can give the baby better education and place to stay. Though it maybe hard for the mother to meet again with the baby, but deep down in her heart, she will know that the baby is safe and sound.

Moreover, nowadays, there are “bank bayi” where the baby will be put in a capsule and there is no registration needed for the name of the mother or father. By setting up these “bank bayi” government hope that the baby can be given a chance to survive. So, there are ways to keep the bay born out of wedlock and the abortion is cruel and unethical. Still, don’t have sex before marriage is the best way to cope with the issue or do some precaution.