Sunday, November 16, 2014

A Woman

Dear Woman,
Are you happy?
Are you contented?
Or are you just pretending to be?
It is a fast paced life we are living in nowadays.
Different roles with multiple responsibilities that are expected of you.
Could you cope?
I'm a woman too.
Can we cope?

Dear Woman,
You are also a wife - in case you are.
You have with you what people call - your other half.
Life's hardship or sweet memories are expected to be shared with each other.
You won't be on your own anymore. You don't need to.
So, are you and your other half a complete couple?
Do you complete him?
Do you feel he completes you?
Are you both still together, fulfilling the pledge of an everlasting love's vision?
Or are you both still together, but only for the sake of the children?

Dear Woman,
You are also a mother - in case you are.
Somehow life's journey isn't only about you anymore.
You have one, two or more, who have a part of you in them.
Whether they are young or have grown, they still need you.
Are you a great nurturer?
An exemplary figure? A role model?
Were you able to fulfill all their needs?
From mother to child - to each and every child?

Dear Woman,
You are also a daughter - of course you are.
We have all been through the phase.
The wanting of an approval, acceptance, validation in the eyes of our parents.
Was it suffocating? Is it still?
Were you under pressure? Are you still?
I'm a daughter too - of course.
Were they proud - of us, their daughters?
Are they still - even now?

Dear Woman,
You are also a friend - I'm sure you are.
Real sincere friendships, you do need.
Doesn't have to be many - a handful will do, maybe even less.
If your life is in solitary, you still would need - one or two.
True friends are the ones you can trust, rely and count on.
Do you and your friends grow together in life's journey?
Support and help each other?
I'm a friend too - yes, I am.
Are we happy with our friends? Are they happy with us?

Dear Woman,
You might be single - maybe you are.
By choice or by circumstance - it does not matter.
Being single and independent, and yet happy, is very much doable.
I would not say it is always easy - it's not - but it is ultimately possible.
It all comes down to attitude - your attitude towards life!
So, what kind of feelings are you having - in you - right now?
Sense of empowerment? Or a sense of being let down, a failure?
Are you just trudging along - mundane and directionless?
Or greeting life with optimism and vigour?
Will you be contented and fulfilled on your own? Even only for the time being?

Dear Woman,
You are also God's child - most definitely you are!
How you have come this far in your destiny - whatever your circumstances.
You will still be perfect in His eyes and will always remain so, truly.
Do you feel elevated, knowing now - you are specially special to Him?
I'm His child too - most certainly I am!
Shouldn't we all feel blessed? One way or the other?
There is always something good we can find, if we look hard enough.
Is it not so? That good person? That lucky situation? That golden opportunity?
Could you feel the blessings now?

Dear Woman,
You are loved.



~ eve ~

(2014)