“It’s tiring… It’s exhausting… I don’t think I can go any further.
Each day it’s a new rule… Each day is a new law… I don’t think I can learn it all.
Have the leftover; the bigger piece is for your brother…
Don’t read anymore, we can afford only his tuition… Don’t sit idle, learn to cook and clean..
Why bring me home when I’m not meant to have an identity?
Get married, you are a burden now… Don’t earn more; he is your husband …
Stay at home, your in-laws are at the door … Get a baby, It’s your responsibility..
Why call me a girl when I’m more of a slave?
Don’t walk that way… Don’t talk with them… Don’t go there… Don’t wear that… Don’t say that…
You said not to speak because they will question my modesty..
You said not to meet because they will question my character..
You said not to raise my head because they will judge me..
Why didn’t you say my modesty and my character is to be stolen by my husband on the first day despite the word “NO”?
I wish I wasn’t born a daughter. I wish I wasn’t born a girl. I wish I had died before I was even born… because, living isn’t my birthright.”
Eve To Modern Women Of Today!
Adam and Eve were created for evolution of the planet. On route to this evolution, somewhere eve lost her sense of equality and slowly began to mold according to the ever growing dogma and philosophies that has no roots or reality attached to them. As society evolved over these thousands of years, somewhere down the line a woman or rather Eve became something else… someone else.
Today a woman has to fight everywhere every time to prove her worth. Some can do so and some gets lost on the way uphill. Unless she is strong mentally, rising to the top is almost impossible. We do write ‘impossible’ as ‘I’m possible’ too. Just need to add a few spaces and an apostrophe. In the same way if a few small changes are included in a woman’s early life, she might not have to go through all the worldly obstacles with as much difficulty. A very early beginning will ensure she knows herself and her capabilities better. Empowering a women needs understanding of the situations of the world around.
Creating an identity that is not erasable
A women as a girl child can be molded and shaped into an individual who is someone as par and as equal as any man if she is taken through the right journey of life. Empowering a woman is not a difficult job if she is taught to understand the following pointers right from a very tender age.
The pointers are:
· Empowering through EducationEducation is the base of any evolution. Right to education is something that is a strongly implemented action even by the government of almost all the nations worldwide. So no one can deny this right. Educating the child will open up a whole new world for her. Not just for a career or business but education will ensure that she knows and understands the world better. Everyday new scholarships by private organizations, institutions and government are being introduced specially for a girl child.
· Empowering through Independence
Teaching a girl to be self-sufficient is not difficult as it is an inert character of almost any female. However what matters is letting her decide what is right and what is wrong. Self-evaluation of any situation will ensure that she learns even from the mistakes she makes. Empowering a child through imbibing the belief of self-reliance is one of the most crucial way to let a girl child grow into a strong self sufficient women.
· Empowering through creating a better Identity
Don’t let your daughter or even any girl child loose her own identity amidst the surrounding. Simple choices when made by others can lead to identity crisis. Yes elders and families make the right choice for her but sometimes asking what is her choice is also important. The identity that she is developing is based on your choices and recommendation, not her willing likings and selections. See what appeals to her interest. From dance to mimicry or sports, choices are endless to choose from.
· Empowering by letting her Voice her Opinion
Never shun her when she wants to say something. Every time you silence her, she goes further into a nutshell. Then finally she will stop voicing her feelings and thoughts completely. Do you want a slave? Slavery was abolished ages back, so what you will have raised is a simply depressed and introvert soul with a robot like appeal.
· Empowering the Guts and Strength
“The world is a dangerous place, don’t walk alone.” stop preaching these slogans into her thoughts. Instead teach her to walk through the dark road alone with no fear. At the earliest possible time, start training her to battle those dangerous scenarios. Yes, many may say a girl is never as strong as a man physically but what we forget is a girl can change that massive strength into weakness if she is taught the right way. Self-defense might not be always useful but when she faces dire situations, she won’t have to cry for help.
A girl just needs to be shown the endless possibilities she can walk into if she is educated, strong, independent and willing to stand for herself. Empowering a girl today is empowering the nation for tomorrow.
“It is best to teach a girl to be her knight in shining armor rather than waiting for the Prince to come and save her”
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