Whenever men say a woman is a mother, daughter, wife, sister
suggesting that they should be celebrated and worshiped, somehow I always think, isn't this the same reasoning the conservative bigots give to keep women
shackled and be slaves to men.
The only two things a woman does not have a literal option of choosing
is to be a Daughter and a Sister. Every woman has a mother and father (optional)
in the practical sense. If she has a sibling, she is a sister too. Of course she
can choose to disown the relationship at a later point in life.
Every woman can choose NOT to be a Mother or a Wife and if
she chooses either of these, will this society still celebrate and worship her?
Like many, I grew up surrounded by these archaic views. We still live in this male dominated society, but things have changed. We choose between sense and nonsense as we evolve.
I have evolved up to a stage where my endless pondering keeps arriving at the same conclusion. We maybe unequal in a lot of things, but one shouldn't have a false sense of superiority complex just because you are a man. Women do not need worshiping, women do not need to be put on a pedestal by men,
women do not need to be made Gods.
Pradeep Kumar
