Paradoxically, there are quite a lot of "abandoned" children in seemingly prosperous Korea,
and their parents are mostly alive and are doing well. There are more than 20
orphanages in Seoul alone.
The
majority of the rejected babies are those whose mothers were not given an
abortion this is the reverse side of the coin of the abortion ban. There is only hope that the baby, at least,
remains alive, has a chance to find good foster parents and get out into the
world. Although the fact of being in an orphanage in Korea is usually hidden,
as it is usually perceived as a "stigma". It is paradoxical that
sometimes even big politicians and heads of entire states find it difficult to
find the key to the historical
foundations that have "outlived" themselves and take
responsibility for new decisions.
Some steps are still
being taken to change the attitude towards orphaned children: Children's day is officially celebrated
every year in May, and in the new millennium it has also been called The day of Adoption, as the top
authorities thought about the problem of the survival of the nation. On this
day, all families who have children, arrange holidays for them, entertain and
pamper them in every possible way and the families who do not have children yet
may start thinking about adopting a child on the day.
There are also
ordinary people with a big kind heart who help children and their future
parents to make a step towards each other. For example, one of the
photographers in Seoul, Cho Se-Hyun, was once asked to photograph orphans who had reached the age of one hundred days.
Why hundred? In traditional Korean beliefs, it was customary to think that if a
child lived to the hundredth day,
then it was most likely that he would survive in this cruel world. From this
photo session, emerged as the project "Letter
from Angels",designed to find a Korean mother and father for each orphan. Letter
from Angels "is an annual exhibition
of photo portraits of children given up for adoption, along with Korean famous
politicians, actors and singers. Many of them leave their children messages
that are especially touching to read. Every year, an exhibition of photographs
of orphaned children is held in major cultural centers, as well as photographs
are printed in glossy magazines or placed on stands in the city.
The trend of recent years is encouraging: after 2015, adoption in Korea slightly exceeded foreign adoption, and the authorities are doing everything possible to ensure that orphans find their own home and loving parents in their homeland. And even better, if every mother, regardless of nationality, gave birth to a child, felt an invisible subtle connection with him and did not allow her to break it under any circumstances the situation would be different! As it is understood by those mothers, who have known the bitterness of intrauterine loss of a child, the inability to conceive, stillbirth. After all, it is not our children who are born, it is the Angels who choose us to become parents and give us a chance to become better versions of ourselves and give these angels everything we have, and most importantly to share our spiritual mercy.
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