Penn- No its not penn state or something like that. Penn- means girl/lady or woman in Thamizh. There have been so many love songs, so many songs praising the glory of a hero/heroine (at times). There have been very few songs praising women as a whole.
As kids, always- guys don't like girls. And as we grow older- we kind of think- ok fine, we have to live with them. Finally, at one particular stage- OMG! I love that girl,and I just can't live without her. It's just the way things happen. Every guy at some stage in his life falls in love with one woman or the other. For some of us guys- it would be a girl who is very close with us, for some others the only girl in their lives would be their mum and for a lot others the girl whom they marry. Isn't it such a paradox- we grow up disliking each other and finally falling head over heels in love with each other?
Anyways. Take a moment to imagine all the various roles that a girl plays in her lifetime. 1st as a daughter to her parents. A good daughter who obeys all the instructions her parents give her, studies well, works hard, grows up to be a nice young lady. A lady who has to then get married to some guy and then live with him, make him happy for the rest of their lives together. A mother who has to groom her kids well and make sure they do what is good for them. All this.
Just imagine, that very same lady if she also works in a concern, she has to fulfill expectations there as well, which makes her task even harder. And believe me- Girls can be total workaholics. When there s something to be done- they'll finish and only then will they sleep. And after a long days' work, she comes home to take care of household work, kids, etc. Poof. Just to type this I feel so tired. Imagine all the ladies all over the world, particularly, in Indian households.
There s this line by கவிப்பேரரசர் வைரமுத்து "விண்ணவர்க்கும் மன்னவர்க்கும், விளையாட்ற்ற செல்வம் பென்". Truly. Todays' ladies define that statement. In terms of achievements of ladies, there are a few names that one can never forget. India's 1st woman Prime Minister- Indira Gandhi, Tamilnadu's 1st woman Chief Minister- Dr.Jayalalitha. Such prolific ladies. Well, even they have had their own darker sides, but still, their achievements in a predominantly male dominated society- very very commendable. And yes, there is another interpretation to that line that I had quoted above- remember the incident when a flight was hijacked, which was carrying the daughter of a minister. The bargain- release the terrorists that you have captured, we' ll let her and the other passengers go alive. Now you know how valuable a girl's life is? that too the daughter of a minister is far more valuable. Now, I believe she herself is into active politics, following her father's footsteps.
Respect the ladies guys. For you may never know when a girl you know might come up with something great and turn out to be someone great.
"And as we grow older- we kind of think- ok fine, we have to live with them."
ReplyDeleteYou dont need to live with them.. you can go both ways... you know that
Smarty, u do 1 thing u leave studying Engineering go do full time journalism or blogerism.
ReplyDeletemake it A rated in bold! this is strictly and essentially for the older generation!!
ReplyDeleteif u dont think so then grow up dude :)
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ReplyDeleteNj.. beg to differ.. and u know the reasons behind it.. lol..
ReplyDeleteWhere is the independence , son ?
sounds like a Women's day special post .....
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ReplyDelete"And as we grow older- we kind of think- ok fine, we have to live with them."
ReplyDeleteAs someone else said, I beg to differ.
This is not necessarily true.
BTW, a kind suggestion to you, as a fellow blogger, would be to stop removing some comments out here, unless they are absolutely inappropriate in language.
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