In a rare moment of downtime this week, I decided to watch Only Fools and Horses. I don’t bother with TV normally, but when I do, it’s back to the old stuff.
During one episode, Del Boy finds out that Raquel is pregnant. He rushes with joy to summon his brother and uncle, then shaking with delight asks them “How many people do you see standing there” whilst pointing over at Raquel. “One”, they say. “No”, he says, with tears in his eyes “I see two”.
Aside from the amusing suggestion that Del Boy is drunk and seeing double, it is a beautiful moment capturing the reality of what we all know but many have forgotten, that a unique human life begins at conception. That there really are two distinct persons present.
