Hello all!
I have been here for just two days... But it feels quite good to have a medium where you can express & share...
I have realized that being able to vent out all that is going on within you, is a wonderful way to cleanse your system... Its like a breath of fresh air to your mind... You feel lighter!
At least that's how I feel! :)
Scrolling down my twitter timeline, read about a few painful incidents of Violence against WOMEN!
I have always been a staunch feminist... Since school days, I have been very sensitive towards such issues!
But after the horrendous rape case of "Nirbhaya" in december 2012, I feel much more drawn towards this grave matter!
Being a girl, I strongly feel for girls and women who face many atrocities day in and day out!
In this country, each morning, you wake up to a new challenge... You have no idea how the world is going to treat you... You don't know what's coming your way!
What an environment we live in...!!
Somewhere a baby girl is being killed even before she is born..
Somewhere a wife is being abused for giving birth to a "female"..
Somewhere a daughter-in-law is being burnt for dowry..
Somewhere a daughter is being sexually harassed..
Somewhere a girl is being eve teased on her way to school..
Somewhere an innocent girl is being raped brutally..
And, Somewhere a girl is cursing herself for being a girl!
People in this country look at women as objects of pleasure... Play with them, use them for your own selfish purposes, treat them like door mats, throw them away once you get bored!
How do you explain such an attitude? Is it the upbringing? Is it modernization? I wonder...
There was a time, people used to pray to be blessed with baby girls.. They were considered to be the symbolic "Lakshmi" in the house.. A daughter used to be the most loved & pampered in the house.. A daughter-in-law was treated with utmost respect and dignity.. A mother was worshipped and revered..
A wife was considered to be the thread that held the family together..
What has changed now? People are better educated today.. They are well aware of the world they live in.. There is more flexibility in culture and values.. The west has had an influence on the east.. That's what we call modernization right?
So why the narrow outlook...?? Why perverted minds?? Why stubborn point of views?? Why disregard for the other gender?? Why??
If these are modern times, I wish I was born in the primitive times!
A woman brings you into this world... A woman looks after you.. A woman makes you who you are.. A woman loves you as a sister.. A women makes you fall in love with her.. A woman gives you a family.. A woman completes you by being your wife.. A woman makes you a father.. A woman supports you, stands by you all through.. A woman becomes your strength, your partner, through thick and thin.. A woman never leaves your hand, till her last breath!
In return, all she asks for, is dignity, respect and love... She deserves every bit of it doesn't she?
Is it too much to ask for? I don't think it is...
Then why do men find it so tough? Why do they feel they "own" their wife, or daughter?
You worship deities, and you abuse, beat & rape women? You call them names, you pass derogatory remarks, you look at them like an obligation, a burden... And you call your country your "motherland"...!! Why such double standards?
Hypocrisy is ingrained in this society.. And such a society or a nation can never progress or develop, no matter how good the other aspects are!
Its a grim situation...
I feel BLESSED that the so many men I know, are decent enough, to respect the women around them, and love & respect the women in their lives!
Superiority, Oppression or Tyranny towards the supposedly "weaker sex", will never signify Manhood!
When you learn how to treat a woman with dignity, you become a MAN in the true sense of the word!
I am waiting for the day, when every single girl in India will be able to move about freely, when there would be no obstacles in her path, when she would be treated as an equal, when she would stop living in constant fear & will happily say "I am proud to be a GIRL!"
With a glint of hope in my eyes, I sign off for today!
Good night... Stay safe!
R
I have been here for just two days... But it feels quite good to have a medium where you can express & share...
I have realized that being able to vent out all that is going on within you, is a wonderful way to cleanse your system... Its like a breath of fresh air to your mind... You feel lighter!
At least that's how I feel! :)
Scrolling down my twitter timeline, read about a few painful incidents of Violence against WOMEN!
I have always been a staunch feminist... Since school days, I have been very sensitive towards such issues!
But after the horrendous rape case of "Nirbhaya" in december 2012, I feel much more drawn towards this grave matter!
Being a girl, I strongly feel for girls and women who face many atrocities day in and day out!
In this country, each morning, you wake up to a new challenge... You have no idea how the world is going to treat you... You don't know what's coming your way!
What an environment we live in...!!
Somewhere a baby girl is being killed even before she is born..
Somewhere a wife is being abused for giving birth to a "female"..
Somewhere a daughter-in-law is being burnt for dowry..
Somewhere a daughter is being sexually harassed..
Somewhere a girl is being eve teased on her way to school..
Somewhere an innocent girl is being raped brutally..
And, Somewhere a girl is cursing herself for being a girl!
People in this country look at women as objects of pleasure... Play with them, use them for your own selfish purposes, treat them like door mats, throw them away once you get bored!
How do you explain such an attitude? Is it the upbringing? Is it modernization? I wonder...
There was a time, people used to pray to be blessed with baby girls.. They were considered to be the symbolic "Lakshmi" in the house.. A daughter used to be the most loved & pampered in the house.. A daughter-in-law was treated with utmost respect and dignity.. A mother was worshipped and revered..
A wife was considered to be the thread that held the family together..
What has changed now? People are better educated today.. They are well aware of the world they live in.. There is more flexibility in culture and values.. The west has had an influence on the east.. That's what we call modernization right?
So why the narrow outlook...?? Why perverted minds?? Why stubborn point of views?? Why disregard for the other gender?? Why??
If these are modern times, I wish I was born in the primitive times!
A woman brings you into this world... A woman looks after you.. A woman makes you who you are.. A woman loves you as a sister.. A women makes you fall in love with her.. A woman gives you a family.. A woman completes you by being your wife.. A woman makes you a father.. A woman supports you, stands by you all through.. A woman becomes your strength, your partner, through thick and thin.. A woman never leaves your hand, till her last breath!
In return, all she asks for, is dignity, respect and love... She deserves every bit of it doesn't she?
Is it too much to ask for? I don't think it is...
Then why do men find it so tough? Why do they feel they "own" their wife, or daughter?
You worship deities, and you abuse, beat & rape women? You call them names, you pass derogatory remarks, you look at them like an obligation, a burden... And you call your country your "motherland"...!! Why such double standards?
Hypocrisy is ingrained in this society.. And such a society or a nation can never progress or develop, no matter how good the other aspects are!
Its a grim situation...
I feel BLESSED that the so many men I know, are decent enough, to respect the women around them, and love & respect the women in their lives!
Superiority, Oppression or Tyranny towards the supposedly "weaker sex", will never signify Manhood!
When you learn how to treat a woman with dignity, you become a MAN in the true sense of the word!
I am waiting for the day, when every single girl in India will be able to move about freely, when there would be no obstacles in her path, when she would be treated as an equal, when she would stop living in constant fear & will happily say "I am proud to be a GIRL!"
With a glint of hope in my eyes, I sign off for today!
Good night... Stay safe!
R
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