[Caution:- Most of my guy friends would find the laudatory parts of the post utmost atrocious, contrived & meritorious. But truth be told, truth is to be told, right 🙂 ]
Female. Goddess. Woman. Mother. Lady. Girl. Lass. Daughter. Sister. Wife. Bride. Girlfriend. Femme fatale……Belle.
“Behind every successful man, there is a woman”
“Cleopatra’s beauty & charisma remains the axis about which the history revolves. Had her nose been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been changed”
“Woman“. Always been a subject of deep introspection & wonder, have continuously mesmerized me with their close association with the words “character“, “passion” & “unpredictability“. The adjectives for them would go in line with the words such as, “deep“, “profound” & “complex“, thanks to God, for endowing them with double the amount of convolutions as in men, making their thoughts & emotions all the more complex & at times, inconceivable to superficial & rational reasonings.
When brought into this world, anyone, anchors his/her first connection/bond, both physical & emotional, with mother. The whole karma of conceiving, delivering & bringing up a child, demonstrates to us the greatest virtue of woman:- “Patience“. Patience, in suffering the burden of carrying a child in her womb for months, suffering the excruciating pain of delivery, tolerating the vagaries, torments & tantrums of a newborn, until he/she attains an age of maturity & sensibility. Sometimes, even after that, till the life’s end.
Next relevant & pervasive nature of female gender in general, is their inherent affinity towards either whimsically fancied or at times deeply convicted “vagaries” in their own opinions & perceptions regarding & attributed towards the opposite sex. I’ve often felt, there are no other species existing, that can change their viewpoints & standings with utmost credibility as that of a woman, that too, often, within some impalpable space of time. Due to this same fact, they are the most universally compatible, to sudden, immediate changes in scenarios, even if that includes relinquishing a long term habit, a day to day schedule or estrangement from a loved one. Its very much unlikely of a case we encounter, where a woman, lady or a girl fret over a broken relationship, or over a sudden demise or estrangement of someone close. Its mostly men, who do the job of “righteously worrying” about it. 😛 .Of course, the individuality matters, but, I was talking in a generic sense.
Attribute next in line of this wondrous gender is the blazing fire of passion they cherish for the subject of their interest. Regarding this aspect, they go by the adage in Malayalam, of cut throat execution ,
“Onnukil aashante nenchethu, allenkil kalarikku purathu”
Be it dancing, singing, painting, theater, philanthropy, household & like, woman in general, tends to pursue their field of interest & live it to its full potential more than men. The fervor & ferociousness reflects right on their face. Take any field, though at forefront there may be only a few female faces, their arduousness & vigor will be evident from the immortal statuses they have attained in those fields. Be it Mother Teresa, Arundhati Roy, Madonna (sole one regarded at par with Micheal Jackson), Amy Lee, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, to name a few, you would have noticed a thin thread of ‘blazing passion‘ that connects them. This gender is also known for their far-fetched experimentations that often land them into doing ‘wild’ acts. For instance, Lindsey Lohan.
Next comes, “Solidarity of character“. More often than not, it is in females I’ve noticed an inherently present high self-esteem. The concept of ‘self-esteem‘ comes so naturally to them, that they don’t need the aid of a psychologist or psychiatrist for that matter. And prevailing to their high self-esteem is a set of rules that they have forged up for themselves, to which, they remain till death, strictly adherent. No matter how close a person can be to them, a momentary infringement or breach of one of their golden rules can make him/her the victim of their acrimonious anger & hatred. The anger & hatred goes its way with no regard to the extend of harm caused to the victim. 😦 .In contrast to this, if you preserve their dignity & integrity & be faithful till end, there are no other species who have conceived & exercise the meaning of ‘love‘ & ‘fidelity‘ to its entirety, than the female gender. They remain righteous & faithful in love till end, provided the deed is reciprocated. All this manifests the immense strength of their character & how important they are to them !!
With all the above mentioned attributes credited to their halo, the female gender remains to be the most unpredictable & inconceivable species of all. The features mentioned make up only a very l’ill part of them. To own a conviction of them as a whole, is indeed an impossible task for any man. If history be analyzed, the reason behind many large scale aftermaths have been “women”. But time and again they have proven to be the stronger sex, emotionally & intellectually. Lately, a friend of mine tweeted, “female is a more evolved version of humans, evident in their hair itself”. Found it so funny, that I remained in hysterics for 5 whole minutes !!
“Belle” !!
Love
Vishnu Sivaprasad
[ P.S. Firstly, credits to my dear buddy Adith N.S. to make me familiar with the works of pop-stars mentioned above….Thanks man 🙂 . This piece of work is no inference of any kind of research. Solely based on my own observations, perception, conviction & viewpoints. I do admit, its specious & flaw ridden, but there is no effort to justify it. 🙂 Heartfelt apologies to all my female friends if I’ve hurt your feelings anywhere in the post. 😛 For a profound insight into the topic, pls do wait for the upcoming piece of work in http://www.harishanker.net/ 🙂 ]
Timeline:- 1993-1998. Place:- Ramakrishna puram, New Delhi. My LKG to 6th std. Of course, sense of comprehending about things & events around must’ve taken shape only by 2nd std or so. Sketchy memories include early morning hastened dressing up & mom sprinting along with water bottle & bag to catch up with the school bus, long evening strolls with dad(me riding in tricycle), dusty roads & crowded markets, wearing mufflers to prevent catching cold during freezing winters & running rickety coolers during scorching summers(A/Cs were a rarity, moreover, nobody could afford those at that time), double decker rides, long walks with dad to Shiva Temple, safely securing in hands the offering, being a pot of milk & all the way continuously getting reprimanded for spilling the milk around, cows loitering around residential areas, grazing and me being a quiet l’ill lad in one corner of the class & never putting the hands up for even the easiest of the questions asked by the teacher. Life in Delhi was fun. Or, may be, must’ve been. I don’t know. Now it seems like iam writing out someone else’s story. I don’t, now, relate to, in the slightest of ways to that person. But one thing was certain. One thing or memory that remains still in a corner of my heart & which is deep treasured. My greatest prospect at those times when holidays arrive(especially nearing Onam). Going back to the hometown hamlet in Kerala, to my sweet l’ill grandma(mom’s mom) & my loving ‘kunjannan’. Of course, cant miss out 4 days of picturesque journey in Kerala Express scathing through several states & cultures. Trains were still feeding upon coal & not yet electrified. Official Indian Railway caterings & acquaintances formed just for 4 days. Still remember those fog ridden Gwalior station where we would be having long early morning stops for crossing, without fail, in every journey. Always be indebted to the Indian Railways for such sweet memories. (There are some other sweet train memories too, out of context, but will be discussed in later posts :P).
Vishnu Sivaprasad 