Yesterday while standing in the queue for getting the second dose of vaccination ,l overheard a couple’s conversation.They must have been around seventy plus.The husband was grumbling fairly loudly”l let u do everything,yet u try to assert urself” The whole thing was so contradictory that it set me thinking. What is the plight of (we) poor women,who even at seventy have to be permitted to do something.Nothing they can do of their own sweet will. And then so many incidents came to my mind.Not of my own life(I will leave that alone),but of many other people of my social group.A while back we were visiting a friend. A most progressive and educated couple with good social standing and during the conversation ,the gentleman casually said,”l let her eat egg,even though,it is otherwise prohibited in our family.” Needless to say I was shocked but hid my surprise .Later the lady grumbled about it to me.When I asked Y she had not retaliated ,she said ,she was so used to such statements from her husband that it did not matter anymore..Another friend of mine has often told me how her husband always used to tell her that she would not have been Mrs so and so had it not been for his sister.Till she said,she got so fed up that she answered back and said that she would still have been some Mrs.and that he was the one wanting to marry her.

And we claim to be living in twenty first century.We celebrate woman’s day.Worship female deities.Ha. Even the best of men think of their wives not as entities but as possessions who if given food and shelter are there to cowtow their thinking.Accept meekly the farmans of the lord and master.The saddest part is that any woman who stands up to this kind of discrimination is dubbed unadjusting,too independent and not a good human being by family and society alike. So ….. .I am waiting when do we all wake up to this and take stand jointly against this .Woh Subah kabhi toh Aayegi.

It amazes me to see so many misunderstanding,expectations and self beliefs leading to misery and unhappiness around us. Why is it so difficult for humans to understand that there is no free lunch in this world. U get what u sow. Often u get shit without even giving it. I have seen beautiful friendships breaking ,love relationships slipping into nothing ,just because the people involved take the others for granted..My writing today stems from watching three of my close associates going through a turbulent time because none of them will make a first move towards reconciliation. Agreed one of them must be at major fault but what use is it to the other two if they are also as miserables the first one.The question arises….How to sort this kind of situations? Well to my mind,ideal would be to let the situation cool down a bit and then approach the person and rationalise things in an amenable manner..Of course it is easier said than done but I honestly feel good relationships have to be worked on.U can’t take anyone for granted. U have to give in as much as u are willing to take from anyone.And valuable friends should not let egos or anger stand in the way .Being honest in a relationship of any sorts is of utmost importance.It is the honesty of one’s feelings which actually show ur ethics and values. Honesty may hurt at the time but ultimately it stands u in good stead.But most people, for short term ease neglect to be honest and thus cause hurt to others as well as themselves.And then one must learn to forgive and forget.Not easy again , but if one keeps the bad feelings and anger inside it corrodes ur insides till u are not left with anything to give.Life is too unpredictable to take anything for granted. The sooner one takes charge of one’s emotional quotient,the better it will be for one’s own as well as others happiness

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Six Word Story #101

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

• Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
• Because it will help you focus your own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

• Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
• What topics do you think you’ll write about?
• Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
• If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

• Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
• Because it will help you focus your own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

• Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
• What topics do you think you’ll write about?
• Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
• If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right.

You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click the “New Post” button, and tell us why you’re here.

Why do this?

• Because it gives new readers context. What are you about? Why should they read your blog?
• Because it will help you focus your own ideas about your blog and what you’d like to do with it.

The post can be short or long, a personal intro to your life or a bloggy mission statement, a manifesto for the future or a simple outline of your the types of things you hope to publish.

To help you get started, here are a few questions:

• Why are you blogging publicly, rather than keeping a personal journal?
• What topics do you think you’ll write about?
• Who would you love to connect with via your blog?
• If you blog successfully throughout the next year, what would you hope to have accomplished?

You’re not locked into any of this; one of the wonderful things about blogs is how they constantly evolve as we learn, grow, and interact with one another — but it’s good to know where and why you started, and articulating your goals may just give you a few other post ideas.

Can’t think how to get started? Just write the first thing that pops into your head. Anne Lamott, author of a book on writing we love, says that you need to give yourself permission to write a “crappy first draft”. Anne makes a great point — just start writing, and worry about editing it later.

When you’re ready to publish, give your post three to five tags that describe your blog’s focus — writing, photography, fiction, parenting, food, cars, movies, sports, whatever. These tags will help others who care about your topics find you in the Reader. Make sure one of the tags is “zerotohero,” so other new bloggers can find you, too.