by hardcoder » Fri Jul 12, 2002 11:00 am
Well, women and men were created by God for various purposes and both have their own respective roles. Any deviation from this is bound to lead to severe discord. Coming to \'woman\' in specific, I would say that as far as she is concerned, she has a lot of roles to fulfil, that of a daughter, a sister and most important that of a mother. I love my parents equally, and the lady I love most in my life is my mother. I have seen her as a daughter to both my grandmothers and as a sister to her siblings and as a mom to me, and I can\'t help praising her enough. From the career point of view, she is one of the best in her job. As a daughter to her mother-in-law and her mother, she has been ever gentle and understanding to their needs. Though she is very highly qualified, she takes personal care of her two mothers (yeah, she used to call her mother-in-law as \'amma\'), totally opposite to the way her colleagues would show their responsibility, by employing a couple of helpers to take care of their parents. My mom as a sister to her siblings has done a lot in giving help (practical help and not lip service) and taken care of others we have access to. Best of all, as a mother, she has sacrificed so much for me and my brother. She is so down to earth, and sometimes I wonder, what if she behaved like the other ladies of her high status and just left their kids in the care of some nanny and went away to attend ladies parties all the time? What if she arranged for helpers and maids to take care of her in-laws and her mother? What if she left her brothers and sisters on their own when they needed advice? Well, I get scared when I think of it, and I love my mom more and more each day as I think of her. Yeah, I am proud of my mom and dad equally. Yeah, my mom is highly qualified and holds a very high post and I am aware of her high status in society, but what makes me really proud of her is the way she has fulfilled her roles as a woman. Any deviation in this would have created a disturbance somewhere or the other. Sure I am proud of Mom for being the ideal woman.