Do you know ?

Do you know it was once termed as "childless"
- with its implication of a state of loss.
Today, it's called "childfree"
- with its emphasis on liberation.

Do you know that the subject of not wanting children is a taboo in France?
Governments with "pro-natal attitudes" such as France, Sweden & Norway, claim that there is no such thing as voluntary childlessness in their countries.

Do you know an Austrain woman stuffed two of her babies in a freezer and entombed two others in concrete?
For fear that her partner would leave her if he finds out abt her pregnancy.

Do u know who is a contactee?
It refers to a person who claim to have communicated with or been contacted by visitors arriving from outer space.

Do you know there is cult by the name of Heaven's Gate?
39 of the members underwent a mass sucide on March 26, 1997.
Their intention was to cast off their bodies to join a spacecraft of aliens behind the Hale-Bopp comet, which was here to bring them to the Kingdom of Heaven.

-Now I know.
but I am still very much ignorant.

A sudden urge to surf thru the BBC & CNN site have led me to some discovery.
Have been googling to further satisfy my curiosity.

The vastness of knowledge and complexities of humans never fail to amaze me =)

(Now I'm sure I've followed my heart & interest in choosing my major.
It's the best match to my character.)