I was brought up under the mentorship of modern education system, which ingrained in me that “women” were not merely a “baby making machine” rather “WE” had a larger purpose in life and that we are no less than men and can conquer the world with our skill, talent and intelligence.
Honestly, with these ideals/values of women empowerment or “feminism”, what my tender brain did not process was that the phrase “baby making machine” was a pathetic way to demean the most powerful gift given by Nature to women that is the ability to bring a new life into this world, which no man can do.
Not that I don’t believe in woman empowerment, please don’t get me wrong but what I learnt gradually as I grew older and wiser that we women are already much stronger and sharper than men and that underestimating the power of motherhood, is the biggest mistake that the most intelligent men do.
We women are God gifted to take on any challenge that comes our way and honestly, in my case I learnt about that power inside me after I gave birth to my daughter.
I often believed that I was a good student, dancer and a good human being. But I often lacked the confidence to speak up for myself or to ask for what I needed. And for several years was unable to understand as to what i wanted from myself in my life. I was lost and felt that my life was moving in circles.
Until, the little angel came into my life. I will not lie by falsely praising motherhood as bed of roses rather I believe that mother hood is the toughest job in the world, where you are 24*7 on duty and you are your child’s manual to life.
It is then I realised that I was OK with myself being lost, but I was not OK with being lost when it came to my daughter’s life. I was ok with being pushed around or bullied or disrespected but I was not OK with my daughter being treated as a second grade citizen.
I finally spoke in the tones and ways for my daughter that I had never spoken before. I was no more shy, introvert or even scared. I felt as if Nature had unleashed a power in me that I never knew even existed inside me.
MINDFUL, THOUGHTFUL AND THE GLASS HALF-FULL 