Make Way for the Feminine

Light is the nature of the sun, waves the nature of the sea and coolness the nature of wind. What endows a deer with placidity and a lion with aggression are their own original natures. Similarly, women and men have their own unique natures that distinguish them from each other.

Once a baby eagle found itself living amongst a brood of chicks. The mother hen raised it in the same way she raised her own offspring. Like the chicks, the young eagle grew up foraging the ground for worms. As such, the eagle thought itself to be a mere chicken, ignorant of its ability to fly and soar into the air. One day, another eagle noticed this eagle fledgling with the chicks. When it was alone, the ‘sky eagle’ approached the ‘chicken eagle’ and brought it to a lake. The

Sky eagle’ said’ “My child, don’t you know who you are? Here look at me and now look at your own reflection is the water. Like me, you too are an eagle with the ability to soar in the sky – not an earth-bound chicken.” Gradually the eagle realized its strength and then, without much delay spread its wings and soared into the sky.

The vast sky is the eagle’s birthright. In the same way, a woman has the potential to soar into the endless sky of strength and freedom. But before this freedom can become a reality, a woman must prepare herself through steady effort. It is the thought that she is powerless and saddled by numerous limitations and weakness that imbibes her. She must first existence is her motherly love, compassion, patience and selflessness, and she should never abandon these qualities at any cost. If women reject their feminine qualities, it would only add to the imbalance currently being experienced in the world.

The forthcoming age should be dedicated to reawakening the healing power of motherhood. This is the only way to realize our dream of peace and harmony for the world. If a woman is to relate to a man and a man to a woman, both must cultivate greater understanding, mental maturity and intellectual discrimination. If these are absent, discordant notes, arrhythmic patterns and unrest will be the hallmarks of society. Equality must be created in the mind. The inner strength of women flows like a river. If the current of a river encounters a mountain, the river will flow around it. If there is a cluster of rocks, the river will flow through them. Sometimes, it may flow under or over them. Similarly, feminine strength has the capacity to move towards the goal, overcoming any obstacle it encounters. We should remember that equality is not a matter of power of position. It is a mental state.

Women and men should honor the heart with the same importance they are giving to the intellect. They should strive to work in a way that reconciles intellect and heart, and be role models for each other. Then equality and harmony will come about naturally.

Become humble, remain a beginner till the end, like a child endowed with tremendous faith and patience. That is the best path. Such should be our attitude towards life and the experiences life brings to us. Then we will keep on learning. Our bodies have grown in all directions but not the mine. For the mind to grow and become as big as the universe, we should become a child. So, move forward. In your respective areas, feel the suffering of the people and work hard. There is a lot to learn. Let us do what we can do.