As I write this the current world population is 6,682,588,002 there have already been 328,025 births today and 134,928 deaths. That's an actual growth of 193,097 per day. This roughly means ever minute across the world there are 248 couples, that's 496 people hooking up who either intentionally or unintentionally conceive a child.
In the last 3 weeks I have spoke to 3 sets of newly engaged couples and 3 sets of pregnant or new parents, and that's just the immediate short list. Without taking a Malthusian view upon the ever expanding world population and being slightly scientific about it you would have to wonder what biological imperative drives the modern homo sapian. Eat, sleep, reproduce are 3 fundamental behaviours of most organisms but human beings are exempt from Natural selection so they may also be from those inherent traits.
If not continuations of the species why do we pair up to be lead into the Ark? Is it nurture over nature? If you watch most Hollywood films the hero gets the girl and they live happy ever after (mostly). Is pop culture to blame that we have a need for some form of companionship? Will watching Love Actually too many times turn you into a crazy cat lady? Or maybe its simplier, perhaps it was Ego in the study with the lead pipe.
I think its simplier than this, I think we do what we enjoy. For me its pretty simple - I like a girl who is a little cute, a little funny, a little smart but the most important thing beyond all things that Quazimoto must have as a drawcard is simply I like being around them (a shorter list than you think). And just like an exotic massage, there in lies the rub. No one short of a sperm bank patron is there with a checklist, reviewing traits, shopping for value adds like extra cupholders in the new Ford Explorer. Most people are just getting from A to B and occasionally saying, 'You know what? This looks like a good place for a pinic' and pulling over.
There are lots of reasons you could say for pairing up, Tax breaks, being able to afford a home loan with a Joint Income - but I think its fairly simple, you do what you like and if you like being around someone you do that. Im not anti-marriage or engagement or pregnancy or anything like that - for the mathmatically adept amongst you, you would realise that in my earlier statements if everyone on the planet right now paired up had one child each then the world population would drop to below that of Brisbane in 4 generations.
So the point of todays Blog isnt a fortune cookie of life being short or the 5th line of a Leonardo's Bride single. Its simplier than that - go do what you enjoy paired up or not. Crazy cat lady isnt crazy as she likes her cats, its more the tinfoil hat to keep the microwaves out. As long as you dont harm yourself or anyone else im a fan of the Pursuit of Happiness and Laissez-faire methods of madness as thats what will be my driver.
The population is now 6,682,596,470 - go do what you like, the world can manage without you for the weekend.
Andy. A man who bought Love Actually on DVD not just for Kiera Knightly.
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