This article is not about empowerment of women, or for that matter any social issue. It’s simply about women, and the influence they have had on my life. Most of the civilised male population spends a large part of their lives acting enemies of the fairer sex. We offend them, disrespect them, objectify them. In short, we play the part of the enemy to perfection. But what we generally don’t realize is that we cannot survive without them.
Whether men like it or not, women remain the most important factors determining the course of their lives. And it is not without a reason. Women are everything that men aren’t. It sounds cliché but women complete men. And what do they get in return, disrespect and paranoia. I know it’s not a single person’s responsibility to pay the whole male population’s dues to the female species, yet I’d like to try, to make a start.
For starters let’s talk about the various roles that women take up in our lives. As mothers, they nurture us, as sisters they share our childhood, as friends, well as friends they are as good as anyone can be. And as spouses, let’s just say they take our hearts away and never return them. And these are only the most common roles, the most popular ones. There are so many roles that women play in their lifetimes that go unnoticed, yet are just as important. One might wonder what makes women capable of playing so many roles. I believe it is because women are more capable of emotions. Yes, women are emotional, sentimental. This is perceived as a weakness by the world. But actually it is this quality that makes them special.
And special they are. Every man will agree that women, in any role, have an aura that’s more soothing and more comforting than anything else in the world. I guess that’s the reason why whenever we need someone to talk to, we prefer a female. Not because they have a solution to every problem. On the contrary, men are supposed to be more objective and practical than women. Both qualities considered necessary for problem solving. But what women have is their colossal capacity for kindness. Most probably, that is why they can always empathise with your pains. It is this empathy that translates into strength, strength to bear that pain.
Talking about strength, women, according to me are the strongest beings on the planet. They may not be physically as strong as men, but then physical prowess is the most trivial form of strength. Women are far superior to men when it comes to strength of character, emotional stability, and the ability to endure pain. It is generally seen that it is easier for women to get over break ups than men. Many believe it’s because women are insensitive. What they forget while making this accusation is that it is as painful for the woman as it is for the man. But the ability to endure pain, both physical and emotional, is what that gets them through. It is the same ability that makes them survive childbirth, the same ability that makes them survive men.
No discussion about women can be complete without taking into account the quality that drives every male crazy- their unpredictability. A large part of almost every guy’s life is spent in trying to figure out what goes through women’s minds. And more often than not, the efforts are met with failures, even when the same women lead them to believe otherwise. They confuse us, perplex us, sometimes even make us mad. But then it is the same unpredictability that makes them special. Yes, they make us mad. And it is not necessarily a bad thing.
Women are a different species. And as my friends know, I believe they are a species greater than that of men. The mere concept of women is beautiful. It is an enigma that will never be solved, a thing of pure beauty that will never be tarnished. It is said that God takes a lot of time creating women. And it shows. Women have in them the best of humanity, the best of God.
