The Essence of being a Woman

The Essence of being a Woman

 It’s rightly said that “The Hand that rocks the Cradle rules the World”. It is none  other than the hand of the  woman,  whatever role she may play in the family,  be it that of a mother, a wife, or a sister- and  of course  lest  forgotten  that  of  a  woman undeniably  the  one who also happens to  be a  birth giver, the divine nurturer, a caregiver, bringing  forth and  raising up. She is the one on to whom her parents depend for  understanding and succor in times of need, the one whom her spouse   depends on, to bring up their wards  morally, as well  spiritually  , on whose shoulder  rests, his   over  riveted   days  of    schedule, in  seeking relaxation  to    unwind  in to    leisure times   for  him  from his    hectic   grind    , and whose soft and soothing hands can magically ward off the tiredness off  his mind and aching body  and  soul . She is the one on to whom the children look up to; at all times.  Times   of sickness, it is the cool soothing touch of her hand on the fevered brow which the child feels in his state of delirium and sees his/her mother sit up to  it  , at all   odd hours of the day   or night till the monster of a ‘fever ‘resigns  to  the  motherly healing   touch,  that  is  when     she is   certain  that  the child is out of danger  and  living  day lights  will  shine  on  him  again. She is the one patient enough  sitting through the trials and tribulations of  each  hour   through  the  life  as  they grow  and enacts   as  a  fair referee to the children’s quarrels in the house.This quiet, compassionate, understanding, patient, forgiving and  epitome  of  sweet disposition  that is  a ‘ women’ have given us the best of doctors, nurses, teachers and various other professionals, not forgetting the woman who is a homemaker and a professional in her own right but who most of the time sadly goes unacknowledged.It is a point to wonder and ponder   as to whenever one gets to hear of the woman being as a member of the weaker sex and the ponderings lead one to conclude that it may be the physical strength of the woman that is alluded to, or may be in the olden times when most of the women were homemakers and did not have the earning capacity, they were stereotyped into the weaker sex mold. But in reality, when faced with the hard facts and truths of life it is mostly seen that the woman picks up the threads and continues weaving the tapestry she has to in order to give life the continuance required. As the saying goes “When the going gets tough, the tough gets going” aptly applies, for instance, in the case of children orphaned early in life, or whenever, unfortunately a family loses their mother; it is always the sister who voluntarily takes up the reins of holding the family together. A widow left hapless with a brood of children will see that she will leave no stone unturned to see that her children are fed, educated and brought up to the best of her ability. In the case of a divorce, there again one will find most women seeking custody of their children and taking the responsibility of their upbringing and education singlehandedly Women, can no longer be considered, belonging to the weaker sex, but are an epitome of strength, love, responsibility, loyalty, selflessness and other great virtues.  They are someone to look up to, idolize, cherish, and hold them in high esteem. They are the ones who  rock the cradle and bring about strong and healthy future leaders and keeping this in mind, we must  all strive to save the girl child by putting a stop to female infanticide, respect the modesty of women, give them their due respect in their homes and workplace, and strive to protect them curb  crimes  against  women make  our  world  a  safe  place  for  them ,so they beget healthy sons ,daughters ,fathers, mothers  wives sisters .........thus  making this world  a place to call our very own.                              By Maria Gorette Sequeira