Women are the most amazing species on this earth.
Over the years I have come across women who I can only look at and wonder, "where do they get it from?" Sample these:
The lady who married into a middle class joint family where covering the head was mandatory for all women, but rose like a phoenix to establish and run a multi crore business almost single handed.
My maid, diagnosed with lung TB, had to lay off work for almost six months. Despite having a drunkard husband, who was more of a leech, than a support, she managed to keep her seven year old son at school, and fed the family. She is now back at work, her frail health not withstanding.
The regular at the park who must have been at least 80 kilos or more only a year back. Met her during one of my monthly walks. I would have swooned , had there been someone to hold me and minister the smelling salts. What a figure !! repeat- WHAT A FIGURE !!!
The flip side ....
A sis-in-law, several time removed, well settled in a rich , pampered lifestyle, goes to court over a property share which will probably not even pay the lawyer's fee. She needs neither the property, nor the money, but needs to get even with her in-laws over petty matters.
A middle aged lady, aspiring to be a socialite, whose ultimate ambition is to be seen in page 3 circles, spends fortunes on slimming centers, botoxes and firmings. Nothing wrong in that- its her body and her money. Except that her 15 year old daughter cooks for the family after her school and tuitions, because her mom has neither the time nor the inclination for petty household chores !
The colony gossip, who knows more about what is happening in the neighbour's house than her own. She can shred anyone's character apart, but speaks with a honey tongue about her own family members, irrespective of their escapades.
OH !!! How did I overlook my mother and my mother-in-law, both amazing women , who have faced life squarely in the most adverse conditions, and emerged stronger women.
The list can go on endlessly.
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