This post is for women who have inspired ,lead, loved and shaped me directly or indirectly.
For my mothers, sister, aunts,teachers,friends,collegues
For all the malalas, muniba mazaris,mukhtarmais ,sharmeens
This is my 21 gun salute to women all around the world for
1.
For rising up strongly
every time they break.
2.
For reading by magic, the heart,
the mind and unspoken words
3.
For multitasking each and
every day. They can cook, read, teach, wash dishes at the same time without
saying ‘ How can I listen?… I am cooking ‘(Not all men.. because rest of them
do not cook;))
4.
For not only multitasking
but multi-hearing too.(Is that a word? I seriously think it should
be).Listening to five people at the same time and the very next second registering
the complaints of not paying enough attention.
5.
For accepting to forgive thousands
of times with a smile (ok and sometimes with rolling eyes)
6.
For being the strongest
pillar of strength God has made.
7.
For listening to the same
story tenth time with the same awe and excitement
8.
For encouraging others even
when her own feet falter with fear
9.
For being the last one to
sleep.. making sure every one has been fed and read
10.
For being the unpaid Sunday
worker happily
11.
For expression of her love
in thousands of ways which might be taken for granted but that doesn’t make her
stop.
12.
For comforting ,uplifting and cheering
13.
For having the gift of
giving
14.
For possessing a heart that
melts even for those who make her cry
15.
For appreciating others
while going unappreciated herself most of the times
16.
For being the sun who light
up the sky
17.
For managing and conforming
to the values of two different families at the same time
18.
For radiating positive
energy
19.
For practicing ‘ others
first’ without realizing
20.
For agreeing to kill with a
rolling eye instead of a gun and signing a peace deal merely with a glass of
cold coffee .
21.
And one of course for men
who encourage ,support ,give space and most of all give respect to women.
