Society today allows more freedom for women than it did, say 30 years back. Society also demands excellence from women more today than in the past. And you're damn right, women are out there, excited and happy to play the different roles they have to play in the world.
While this is the right trend and the only healthy way for the society to change, I have observed one thing that is different in the women of today, as compared to the women 30 years back, and that is lust for life! There is a constant, undying, unsated desire for more and more and more. These may be materialistic desires, professional goals, spirit for adventures, or simply a ravenous appetite for a wide gamut of experiences, in varying proportions in different women. Yes, I have one unabashed confession: I lust for life. I don't want to let an ounce of it get by without touching me... I want to see it grow on me as I grow in it.
This trend of ever-increasing desire and zeal brings with it an insane feeling of racing against time and a sense of desperation about 24 hours in a day and 365 days in a year just not being enough! And with everything there is to do in life, where are those days of having brunches with girlfriends and the endless chatter about the little nothings?!
And now for the even bigger question: Babies! When are they coming? How do you plan your life around them? I see more and more women shy away from the topic these days because there are just too many goals, some having to do purely with the desire to experience something new, and others being ambitions to satisfy our egos. Well, that's passionate, and not necessarily bad in my books. However the important question is, does this make us busy people with no time to care about something that we know will be helpless and completely dependent on us? Are we moving downhill in the area of motherhood? Are we incapable of nurturing? Can we ever forget ourselves completely for another life?
My instincts as well as rationality say "yes"! We are perfectly capable of everything women thusfar in civilization have done, and perhaps more. We can not only give, but also live without the guilt of having neglected our deepest desires and highest goals! Here's to all the women around!
Cheers!
3 comments:
Good to see the zealous outlook; a strong one at that :) Liked it!
Nice to see that the spirit of living life to it's fullest has taken over. While you & life waltz together in an ultimate dance of life - enjoying every moment of living life - dancing through it... the feeling of being "absolutely spent" at the end of it.. is what I seek! :) Call it lust.. call it dancing... thats another feminine perspective! :) Babies - there are so many babies in the world seeking the warmth of a such a strong 'n zealous woman in the role of a mother. Biological baby vs adopted baby... there you go! Another discussion thread. :)
A post very well written...yeah in the quest of achieving something in life...we tend to lose those small pleasures....50 years later...when all this zeal for life is satiated...when we sit back and think...we will definitely feel proud about having achieved something in life...but those little somethings make a big difference and gives us more happiness than any achievement....:)...I m yet to read all your posts...makes a very interesting read...very good to know a person...who thinks in similar lines :)
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