Womens day - Is it really??

March 8, 2007

Viewpoint Its Women's Day today ... Frankly speaking, I don't to the idea of declaring days such as above ... Whether it be womens day or fathers day or Mothers day etc. etc .etc. ... My point being, there is no sense in dedicating days to different relations if we are not going to maintain the dignity of those relations the rest of the year .. Making a big issue of days the way we do only

makes us feel better that we have done our part towards the said relation ... and results in complacency And complacency we all know is the enemy of working for the improvement of the soul .. or rather walking the Godly/righteous path .... I would rather not celebrate the day and feel guilty than feel good with a single act and let the whole year go to waste as regards doing something for my bretheren ..

(Women in particular today) I know there will be some who will say that because I cannot do what I must, I will not hesitate to do what I can .. True and well spoken it would be ... That there are times we need to do rather than do well ... and there are times when we need to do well rather than just do .. The need to do rather than do well should be chosen to make a start

and maintain continuity ... not to get stuck in a rut that celebrating such days have become .. I for one feel we need to do more than just earmark days for women or children or old folks .. The need of the hour is to deliver rather than empty exhortations .. From Today, listen to your Mom when she says something .. I mean really listen ... Look into her eyes and see the tiredness of years when she speaks to you ... The tiredness that came from sacrificing her desires to provide you with a good upbringing .. To attempt to give you the best that she could .. She along with your Father failed many times to do that .. The failures also tired her out on the emotional level .. alongwith your father .. yes Him too .. and that also affected her If they (your Parents aren't cool) its probably because they had to deal ... no ... wrestle against their own desires to provide you with the best in education, food and self esteem .... And many times they may have failed disastrously .. Having made the sacrifice, they yet failed to give you what they wanted .. That pain too was borne by them ... but silently .. Did you ever feel that pain while you

were wallowing in your sadness and generally cursing your luck .. That brought the lines on their face that people say gives character to their personality .. Its because it was forged in the fire of self sacrifice and failures .. Keep that in mind when you evaluate the worth of what they are saying .. When you do her bidding, do it with a sense of gratitude .. for being allowed the opportunity to serve them ... Today when the maid comes in to do the dishes, or mop the floor, remember that she is someones Mother too ... Talk to her with respect ... Washing dishes and cleaning the floor of your house was not an option chosen by her .. Today when your sister asks you to help her, remember that for her hearing NO is more a way of Life rather than an exception .. remember that and talk to her softly .. make her happy .. Today if your wife demands something from you, remember that she married you and in her new surroundings and family, you are the only one who she can make demands to with any right ... All that she grew up with, she has left behind her in order to be grafted into your family and clan .. and work for its betterment and salvation .. I know many will say that women today no longer restricted and exploited the way they were say 10 /20 years back .. That is still no reason to not give them the respect they deserve .. and that also means not putting up with their unfair demands coz' you are infatuated or feeling a sense of guilt for what they have been suffering all through the years .. Do the right thing .. and do it everyday ... every hour .. every second NOT just one day in a year .. No Sir, I am not celebrating Womens day ... unless I serve, respect, love and cherish her everyday of the year The burden of guilt that I would carry in the absence of making my token contribution might be just what I need to shake of the servility to dead habits and prejudices ... So If you see any articles in todays's issue even remotely related to women, know that it is not because it is womens day ... but because it is what would be in the issue in the normal course

of its publishing I know I am taking a stand that may very well make me unpopular .. But ... I quote .. I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law: Martin Luther King Jr., "Letter From Birmingham Jail", 4.16.63 With best wishes, Take charge and lets spread some cheer around, Working for God on earth does not pay much, but His Retirement plan is out of this world. Help someone have a nice day, visit www.thehungersite.com Rahul,

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