Discovering the Individual

There are certain things in life that we can change, and we must do everything in our capacity to effect that change. The women are powerhouse of energy. She wears many hats…. Wife, mother, daughter-in-law, career-woman and emerges a champion in every role.

I sincerely plead my women friends to expand their horizon and discover themselves to grow in a few areas of life not necessarily financially, you can pursue a few activities of your interest, to make the scene different. It’s never too late to make yourself feel important. Though initially it is difficult to come out of your comfort zone, you definitely have to if you do not want to be neglected anymore. Hey woman, there is no sense in blaming your fate, brooding or getting stuck. Move on and face life with strength.

A recent issue of India Today featured top career women in the country. Almost all of them (all married), have husbands who understand, children whom they care and a career, business or occupation that they are passionate about. In India we have support systems. We have parents and in-laws, who are happy and willing to baby-sit. We have in most cases a reliable domestic help. We still don’t face the problems western women do.

Recent research shows that children of working mothers are faring better in intelligence test and radiate more self-confidence. Nobody objects to the fact that girls have as much as right to education as boys. If a woman manages to get a PhD in Nuclear Science, is she supposed to use that knowledge just to teach Physics to her children at home? The point is, doesn’t the woman have the right to make her own choice? Can’t she decide whether she wants to be a home maker, a career woman, or someone who can competently combine both?

I am a career woman myself, thus trying to strike a balance between my career and family. Since I have started using my time and knowledge constructively for myself, I feel fulfilled and satisfied at the end of the day, for I know that I have balanced all my roles – as a wife, as a daughter-in-law and of course as an individual.