Today evening, staring at the birds flying so freely in the sky made me think about myself..
about the Woman in me..if she could ever fly as freely as a bird would??
Despite being the creator of the entire mankind, if she would ever be able to protect herself from her own creation??
What does "being strong" actually mean? Is it just a physical thing or, being an individual, having her own identity could also be counted upon as her strength??
I wonder, we always insist on a woman learning ways to protect herself from unknown dangers..
& what about the inner conflicts ?? Of trying to protect herself from whom she once gave birth to..
Why a woman has to do anything & everything for that SOMEONE always??
Why is her giving nature being taken for granted everytime?
Right from the birth..she is considered a token of sacrifice...as a daughter, sister,wife..mother & every form..she is the one who is expected to make sacrifices...be it her education,health or career..
Accepted , the times have changed to a very high extent talking about the present scenario in terms of her education , career & all..but still, when it comes to compromises..its the female who has to suffer...Why????
Is she expected to cut down on her education because her poor family can't afford the education of their two children,the other child being a boy ofcourse ..or sacrifice her very promising career after marriage beacuse her husband expects her to live in the same town as him..??
Even if she is allowed to work outside, why is it that she is expected to do most of the household chores ?? Is she the only human being living in the house or the dominant male chauvinism would die out in sharing the load with her ??
I have felt that something called a Female Ego does exist & it needs to be nurtured as well..
Females can also be as dominating as men or rather more than them !! It is just that, they are far less hurting & at the end of the day want their loved ones to be happy. Alas ! This trait again puts them in the danger of being taken for granted..
I sincerely wish that there comes a time, when a woman wouldn't be asked whose daughter or wife she is..when she wouldn't have to learn the skills for the sake of protecting herself from an another human being ( whom she is no less than)..when her spouse's role in household would come at par with her & most importantly when she would never have to make any sacrifices or compromises !!
But would this time ever come...Who would answer a Woman?
2 comments:
probably this is one of the best written articles on this very needed-to-be-put-into-light issue.undoubtedly,every homosapien has that very coveted yet abhored "ego".the only diffrence is that the so called "weaker gender" has it in the latent way while the other gender has it in the most blatant way.however, nothing much can be done about this as it is we,the women,who make ourselves feel downtrodden and weak.its high time,we empower ourselves realizing the potential we people carry.we have proved ourselves,our intellect,our determination,our strength to sacrifice time and again.its time now for the other section of the society to accept this truth which trust me,is going to be very hard to digest.woman need to inculcate the much required self confidence and literally just move ahead of life.get me correct,"move ahead of life" and not ahead in life.
deepika
Hi there
I really liked what u hv written.
As a man i feel ashamed that we people have to make women ask for rights, the rights which they are born with.
Infact, it is the opression which has given birth to feminism. Even though i dont believe feminism will not achieve much as it is the other extreme and all extremes are bad. I think a respect all society is ideal.. sadly we do not have an ideal world.
Please write more frequently. People who think and feel strongly would definitely do this world a lot of good. I dont know who you are.. just stumbled upon your blog while searching stuff on interneT!
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