WHEN SHE BEHAVES IN WAYS “NOT FEMININE ENOUGH.”
THEY CALL HER NAMES WHEN THE
LENGTH OF HER SKIRT “IS NOT LONG ENOUGH.”
THEY EYE HER WHEN THE COUNT OF HER BOY FRIENDS
IS MORE THAN YOUR GIRL FRIENDS.
THEY FEEL THE FAIRER SHE IS, THE EASIER IT
WOULD BE TO GET HER MARRIED OFF.
THEY START ASKING QUESTIONS WHEN SHE IS 25 AND UNMARRIED.
SOMEHOW SHE IS EXPECTED TO BE WELL VERSED WITH THE
INTRICACIES OF COOKING, KNITTING AND OTHER CHORES WORTHY OF GIRLS.
FROM THE CURVES OF HER BODY TO THE COLOUR
OF YOUR SKIN ARE ALL ATTRIBUTES OF A SHELL THAT
ENCLOSES A BEAUTIFUL PEARL INSIDE.
NO ONE CARES TO LOOK AT THE PEARL,
BECAUSE FINDING FAULT IN THE SHELL, IS EASIER.
So, A Happy Woman’s Day to all those beautiful pearls, white, pink, chocolate, purple, lavender or black (and the list goes on) whichever colour you have painted yourself in.
It’s not about believing and assigning one particular day to be regarded as ” special” for women and then every day causing harm, pain and disrespecting them. It’s not about proving to one another who’s the superior one. It’s not about throwing stones and playing the blame game. It’s not about falling in love together one day and the very next day demeaning each other cause you both realise the purpose has been served. We are not here to praise any one particular sect of the society but to remind ourselves and others, it’s upon us and only us to keep the humanity alive. So that people can still have faith on us, so that the creator doesn’t have to repent on His/Her decision why had he sent Adam and Eve that day.
We should learn to co-exist. One cannot survive without the other. There has to be harmony within and amongst us. Doing someone harm or causing them pain isn’t going to change anything but only more suffering will be waiting somewhere around the corner for us. Be careful because once a legend said, “What goes around, comes around.” So why practice hate? If you don’t love or like anyone anymore it doesn’t mean you have to hate him/her. The person you loved once doesn’t become a terrorist if the feeling changes eventually. Grow as a human being. Cause love is the greatest religion you can ever follow. Respect others. Respect others choices.
Stay together. Stay safe. And stay happy because at the end that’s all that matters, whether you are happy or not?
Smile and let other’s smile.
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