“The True aim of life is to find the Divine’s presence
deep inside oneself and to surrender to It so that It takes the lead of the
life, all the feelings and all the actions of the body.
This gives true and luminous aim
to existence”. -The Mother
On last Sunday, after a restful and relaxing afternoon, I
started reading the editorial of a weekly magazine…. This time, I found it very
different with an unmatched essence in it and requested my husband to go
through it. After he finished, I asked him whether he liked it or not…… he
said, ‘yea!’ Then I asked him, which part he liked the most…. He replied, where
the editor had explained about the Indian values…………. I asked nothing else??? You
didn’t like the portion, where the editor
had mentioned himself as fortunate enough to get a wife, who is respectful as a
woman, who enjoys being a wife and a mother, not because she is incompetent to
pursue a career, but because she derives greater satisfaction from these roles…..?
Then my husband simply replied, “ME TOO!
Do you think, I am less fortunate than him?”
What a statement!!! Just unbelievable…. It filled my eyes
with tears and heart with pride as a life partner. Then my mind started
revealing life’s memorable chapters, One after another….
When a son writes, ‘My Mother – I will never know of all the
things she has done for me, nurturing, nourishing, cherishing me ….. I pray
that all the children get a mother like mine; but not mine, because she is only
mine......’
When you are a proud daughter of a caring father
and a loving mother ….
‘For you, it’s the most respectable figure, he is non-other than your Father. Very
open and fair, he is your ideal, with whom, you always dare to share without
any care’.
‘Years have passed, but when she is around, you are still a baby girl, without
a care in the world. She is non-other than your loving Maa’.
Brought you up as you are their PRIDE, giving a lot of independence and confidence, with high moral
values and education, stood by your side as pillars of support and strength
with great conviction…….
When your sisters say, ‘she is bold, she does
scold, but how much she loves us, we don’t know!!! You are our Alibi,
our punching bag, our Di……’
When you feel your grand parents’ presence
everywhere, whose blessings are always there, even when they are not with you anymore…...’
When your uncles, aunts and cousins
care for you, wish you, miss you, come to see you and ask, how are you?…….
Your parents-in-law, who have gifted your soul
mate to you, so their position is the highest in the world for you.
When your father-in-law calls you his daughter,
belongingness becomes powerful, and in-law word takes a back seat, for ever……
When your mother-in-law loves you as a mother, it
brings pleasures in life for sure...
When your brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law
need your suggestions and share their feelings with you, rather than sharing
with their brother…….
When your nieces and nephews respect you as
a motherly figure, share their secrets with you without any hesitation and fear,
and the little baby niece does not call you Maasi, but calls you Mamma Dear…...
When your friends always share with you their joys
and sorrows, consider you as a ‘friend-in-need is a friend-indeed’ and stand
there with you for ever and ever……..
When your teachers remember you, feel proud of
you, give examples of you……
When your ex-students regard you, recognise you,
consider you as their Mom, rather than Ma’am…...
When your ex-boss and ex-colleagues still
remember you, in regular contact with you, at times need your help and call you…...
When your neighbours trust you, show no formality
with you, ask you openly to help them out, care for you and always there to
help you out……..
When your domestic help appreciates your concern
towards her, likes you, listens to you and anytime ready for you there……
When somebody unknown asks you, Are you a social
worker? taking care of the trees outside the campus, serve standing very long
in the Lungers, feeding the poor, seeing you always working for others…….
When some elderly outsider says, God bless you dear!
while helping him/her crossing the busy road…….
And above all – when your man says, it’s my strong
belief, I am a lucky man and a proud husband, getting a complete woman in my
life, who has become the essence of my life………
Oh My God! I got everything…. Feel very good as a wanted
being, whose existence is noteworthy, it’s more than enough for this lifetime…..
It’s the contentment, a feeling that envelopes you when you are truly thankful
for what you have and are no longer seeking acquire more…..
Then the woman in me whispers in my ears, “Oh
lady! Can you hear? I want to be reborn as a female again and again my dear! With
the depth of passion in my eyes, with the wealth of caring in my heart having
the strong resilience power!”
For me, it’s enough to celebrate womanhood for years…..
I know it very well; life is not a bed of soft roses, especially
for a woman. It’s necessary for her to first love her own self, then
respect her existence and then know her strength. Which would help her to live
life with her own terms and conditions creating her own space with own belief
and conviction.
Then only she can listen to Sita, Sati, Savitri
and Draupadi in their own voices and see their independence and strength.
Sita’s return to the earth and Sati’s immolation speak their expression
of independence, whereas Savitri’s journey and Draupadi’s
challenge show the strength of their determination.…..
As women it’s our duty to do something more
concrete for ourselves, with an attitude:-
'WHYJUST TOUCH THE SKY, WHEN WE CAN RULE IT???'
Today the 8th of March, 2012; a rare day of
celebrating shades of womanhood with the festival of colours. Why one day??? Everyday
should be the woman’s day, as colourful as Holi, the colourful
day...... Because, The woman is the most beautiful miracle of the Creator and the
reason of extra sunshine, happiness and laughter....…..
With gentle care, This Eternal Uniqueness of HER’s will grow More and More and More………………..
