Have you ever thought about what it means to be a woman? Aside from the stereotypes of mood swings and overwhelming emotions, I’m referring to the essence of where those stereotypes come from.
Nowadays, we often pay too much attention to the idea of equality, be it in careers, money or whatever. We find ourselves drained, empty and lost at the end of the day, but the real question is, why?
Well, the simple answer is that we have forgotten our nature. We have stopped listening to ourselves, listening to our intuition.
So what does it mean to be a woman? Being a woman means accepting your body with all the changes it goes through in a month. It means accepting all the emotions that come with the territory and learning to manage them without lashing out at those around us. It means protecting a home, loved ones, a family. Providing food, taking care of their husbands and having kids. Let me give you an example. Forty of fifty years ago, most females stayed at home with their families. They did all the aforementioned items on the daily and if you recall, those families usually had 3 – 6 kids. Those families grew up having celebrations together, making memories. The kids usually had a great respect for their parents through their lives and try to get together on every possible occasion. Those families are still rock-solid, even today. Look around, I’m sure some of you know of families or even have friends like that.
So where are we now? Propaganda is pushing for females to be career driven, forget about kids until it’s far too late and stand as an independent individual. I can see the merit in success and I understand the drive for “equality”, but is that really what we want inside? Is it our nature to chase the dreams and aspirations that societal factors have pushed onto us? No! Because of that, women find themselves alone, miserable, childless and sometimes even having huge problems getting pregnant. Money can help appease these, but like the old saying goes, money can’t buy you happiness it can only cover sadness.
Another example is in the past, during times of war, our great grandmothers stayed home and helped with medical treatment. They were there to make sure that their husbands knew that they were waited for. Men wore the garments created by their wives and stood and a symbol of safety and luck in battle.
It is only by realizing the role of women and the impact it has on the loved ones around us that we can begin to understand the impact it has on ourselves.
