People Around Us: Wonder Women

Sometimes we get so involved in thinking about ourselves that we lose sight of the people around us. It's always "I,I" or "me, myself". It is needless to say that human being is a creature of self-interest. But for how long can we continue to look at things from our own perspective? Isn't it silly to keep harping about oneself or to blow one's own trumpet? Doesn't it expose the most fundamental of all human weaknesses: self-centredness?

I believe we are living in an age of competitiveness. This has further led to and fuelled the growth of towering egoes. I hate to say this but this is a fact. In pre-industrialised societies or in the farming communities life would have been much simpler and hence happier. I mention happiness because people would have been devoid of any hefty egoes or self-consuming pride in one's achievements. For it's the simple duty of the farmer to till the field by the day and to sit by the bonfire in the night. Things don't get more complex than that.

It should be beneficial to take a look around and subsequently appreciate all those linked together with you, directly or indirectly. You could take the fine example of your mother. In Eastern Societies Mothers are respected for what they are. They are looked upon as models of sacrifice. As deities who work selflessly for others and wish for nothing in return.

It is in consequence of Motherhood India that every teenager seems to be enjoying the spoils. The Mothers in the East are sometimes humorously also referred to as 'domestic engineers'. It's a befitting title to all married women espescially mothers who must take care after the entire household. It's no mean task to manage a household as this may require as pre-requisite the presence of multiple skills , which may include, to name a few, the accomplishment of certain tasks in a time-bound manner, the disciplinary steps to be taken in event that a disruption should take place and last, but certainly not the least, haggling over even a few rupees amount with the vegetable vendor!