Simple answer: Because the world is full of stupidity and I wanted to do something about that. Complex answer: I feel that its important to continue the progre

Simple answer: Because the world is full of stupidity and I wanted to do something about that. Complex answer: I feel that its important to continue the progress of evolution, and my personal life has been very evolutionary: I've lived on multiple continents, learned a couple of languages, discarded any participation in my native culture, and discovered that ultimately all culture is a lie. Cultures are a lie that persist only in the telling. I've done a lot of fulfilling things in my life, and I've done quite a few stupid things - I too am full of stupid. I'd quite like the world to be a better place in 10 years, in 20 years, and in 50 years .. and one of the only ways I can feel as if I've contributed to actually pushing things in a positive direction is to have children, teach them the lessons I've learned, and let them loose on the world. Some would consider this an egotistical, arrogant, narcissistic point of view, but I do believe my children will bring something to the world that wasn't there before. At least, that is the hope. And amongst all the crazy chaos and stupidity, when I think about what really gives me tangible hope, its children. Whether my own, or other children, the experience of witnessing a child learning something I've come to take for granted, and instantly pushing my own understanding beyond the curve with a simple comment or two that I would never have considered, has been enough to motivate me. Children are hope, manifest. Without hope, all is lost.