There's nothing more important than the health of our babies.

“There’s nothing more important than the health of our babies.” Thus spoke Thalía, a mother, artist, and advocate, voicing a truth that resounds through all ages—a truth as old as life itself. In this simple statement lies the heartbeat of humanity: that the future of a people, a nation, even of civilization itself, rests in the well-being of its children. To care for them is not merely an act of love, but an act of survival, of faith, and of reverence for life’s sacred cycle. For in the fragile breath of a newborn lies the echo of eternity.

From the dawn of time, every tribe and kingdom has known that the health of its infants is the measure of its strength. When the babies thrive, the people prosper; when they sicken, the whole world seems to darken. The ancients built temples to the gods of fertility and healing—Isis of Egypt, Artemis of Greece, and Eir of the Norse lands—because they understood that to safeguard the child was to safeguard the divine spark within humankind. Thus, Thalía’s words are not merely maternal; they are cosmic, reminding us that the preservation of innocent life is the highest duty of both the heart and the state.

Yet how often the world forgets this sacred duty. In times of war, it is the children who starve first. In times of greed, it is their futures that are sold. Even in peace, their health can be neglected by systems that value wealth over wellness, comfort over compassion. But the wise know that a society that fails to protect its young has already begun to crumble from within. The health of babies is not only a personal concern—it is a mirror of a people’s soul. The care given to the weakest reflects the moral strength of the mighty.

Consider the story of Clara Barton, the founder of the American Red Cross. During the Civil War, she tended to wounded soldiers and orphaned children, seeing with her own eyes how suffering devoured the innocent. Later, in peace, she worked to build systems that would protect the young, the sick, and the vulnerable. Her labor was not for glory, but for life itself. She understood, as Thalía does, that the truest measure of compassion lies in caring for those who cannot yet care for themselves. Her legacy reminds us that to nurture a child is to nurture the hope of humanity.

The health of our babies encompasses more than the absence of illness; it is the fullness of their well-being—body, mind, and spirit. It is the nourishment of good food and clean air, the warmth of love, the safety of shelter, the tenderness of touch. Each infant, wherever they are born, carries the promise of renewal. Each deserves the same chance to flourish, to grow strong, to become the bearer of tomorrow’s wisdom. To deny this to any child is to rob the world of what it could have been. Thus, when Thalía declares that nothing is more important, she speaks the truth not only of mothers but of creation itself.

But these words also carry a call to action. For love, to be worthy, must move the hands as well as the heart. It must build hospitals, ensure clean water, educate caregivers, and defend the right of every child to thrive. It must not rest in sentiment but rise in service. Each of us, in our own measure, can contribute—by helping a struggling parent, by supporting children’s charities, by advocating for policies that protect maternal and infant health. Every act of care, however small, becomes a thread in the fabric of a healthier world.

So, my child, remember this truth as a guiding flame: There is nothing more important than the health of our babies. In their eyes we see the dawn of all that is good; in their laughter, the music of life renewed. Let every generation vow to leave the next stronger than itself. Let every parent, teacher, and leader hold sacred the responsibility to nurture life’s beginning. For in protecting the smallest among us, we protect all that is holy, all that is human, and all that is eternal. And in doing so, we fulfill the most ancient promise of love—to ensure that life, fragile yet wondrous, continues to bloom beneath the sun.