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Wednesday, May 9, 2007

A modern-day girl

I received the following through a forward and am happy to put it on my blog. In a beautiful manner, it shows the predicament of an educated, modern and ambitious young girl who gets married.

Here is a girl, who is as much educated as you are;
who is earning almost as much as you do;
one, who has dreams and aspirations just as you have
because she is as human as you are;
one, who has never entered the kitchen in her life
just like you or your sister haven't,
as she was busy in studies
and competing in a system that gives
no special concession to girls for their culinary achievements;
one, who has lived and loved her parents & brothers & sisters,
almost as much as you do for 20-25 years of her life;
one, who has bravely agreed to leave behind all that,
her home, people who love her,
to adopt your home, your family,
your ways and even your family name;
one, who is somehow expected to be a master-chef from day #1,
while you sleep oblivious to her predicament in her new circumstances,
environment and that kitchen;
one, who is expected to make the tea, first thing in the morning
and cook food at the end of the day,
even if she is as tired as you are, maybe more,
and yet never ever expected to complain;
to be a servant, a cook, a mother, a wife,
even if she doesn't want to;
and is learning just like you are as to what you want from her;
and is clumsy and sloppy at times
and knows that you won't like it if she is too demanding,
or if she learns faster than you;
one, who has her own set of friends,
and that includes boys and even men at her workplace too,
those, who she knows from school days
and yet is willing to put all that on the back-burners
to avoid your irrational jealousy,
unnecessary competition and your inherent insecurities;
yes, she can drink and dance just as well as you can,
but won't, simply because you won't like it,
even though you say otherwise;
one, who can be late from work once in a while
when deadlines, just like yours, are to be met;
one, who is doing her level best
and wants to make this most important relationship
in her entire life a grand success,
if you just help her some and trust her;
one, who just wants one thing from you,
as you are the only one she knows in your entire house -
your unstinted support, your sensitivities
and most importantly - your understanding,
or love, if you may call it.

gals...b proud if yur one like this..
guys..dont let go a gal like this one..

4 comments:

Nithya said...

Sniff Sniff..Womanhood is divine

Amazing poem..Would love to meet the girl who put her thoughts into writing :)

And Iyer, u sure are one Blogaholic :P hi-5 !!

Priya Iyer said...

nithya,

too good a poem! me too would sure like to meet the girl who wrote this.....:-)

Yep, i am turning into a blogaholic! hi-5!

Sathej said...

Nice one in appreciation of women.Yes,understanding is most important!
Sathej

Priya Iyer said...

sathej,

thanks :-)