It's very important to have a day which is dedicated to the victims of HIV/AIDS and all the media support it gets. But people shouldn't just get used to this as a fact and live their lives as if nothing happened. Today is another AIDS day too. For tousands of people.I've just read that just in Russia hudred people are infected every day. That's why it's important to curb the myths of: " It's not my business and only gays get it..." Of course there has been a lot of improvement in many counries and the antiretrovirals are more and more available as well as condoms, but it's important to realize that change will come from within, from the change of attitude. That's why the counties that focused on teaching moral values as fidelity and abstinence before marriage vere most successful in their prevention programes. Of course you can't force people to change their behaviour but without teaching of respect of the other partner, tolerance, mutual trust and honesty and depth and quality of relationship just giving out condoms won't help. Of course they help in stopping the spread of virus a lot but can't be a permanent and final solution. You can't trade human responsibility and fidelity for a rubber...
Anyway let's believe in the change of the pandemia spread rate and also do something for it by being faithful and develop the true values in our relationship and be the example for others. The hearts of the people must change and than we will be able to overcome our selfishness and create a new culture of true and faithful love and peace. Nice and idealistic it sounds, isn't it?
# posted by jaksim @ 5:05 AM
