Woman! Wake up!

The Delhi Gang-rape Case has created a huge protest in India! 

    (Source: The Hindu Jan 17, 2013)

The 23 year old Physiotherapist who was brutally assaulted and raped by six men in a running bus is traumatic to even think about! The facts of this case are well known by now. The massive protest across India as well as in other countries has sparked the much needed confidence and support that the silent women needed.

What matters most is, Continuity!

Many of us would have been under weight reduction. Reducing 5 Kg is a nightmare for many people. However, once reduced, it makes us feel very happy. What next? Maintaining the weight is the next target and the most challenging. How long can the person maintain the weight? Or whether the unwanted fat and flabby structure will return?? 

Similarly, how long will this "will" to maintain the protest and pressure on the authorities to take action, on the legal system to give justice and on the silent people of India to wake up! 

Wake up? This is a simple word. "Wake Up!" We hear it everyday in different languages in the morning at home when mom tries to make us get up and face the new day of our life! But, are we really awake?

Rape is a crime. Yes. It is a heinous crime. It not only damages the trust women have on men, but also creates a hole in the system that is filled up by any nonsense character to save the accused and humiliate the victim.

One thing is clear. There are "wild heartless men" out there who care neither about themselves, nor about others. Such people are none less than wild animals. And where are wild animals kept? In Jungles! Away from Humans. So, can these men be kept away like wild animals? Unfortunately No! Because, they look humans, but they are not. It is thus difficult to find out which man is an animal and which one is a human. 

So, Who should wake up? 

Woman!

i will not say "women". It will generalize and loose the individualistic concentration that I wish to imply. 

Wake Up Woman!

Wake up to the reality of this world. Do not live in the world that this society has framed and inserted into your mind. Realize the true identity of yourself and respect the very fact that YOU are a human and YOU have the right to object and reject anyone who does not value your rights and anyone who refuses to show you humanity.

It is ok to speak out and criticize any man who is troublesome. Do not think that it is  wrong to criticize him, or that He will create problem for you. Understand that anyways, he is creating problem for you, so wot is the difference? At least if u speak out about his intentions (that you are aware of), there are 95% chances of getting rid of him either legally (when he further creates problem)  or personally (when he gets cautioned and moves out of your way forever).

Do not think of society too much! because, This same society was silent when a man was trying to grope you in bus. This very society was criticizing you when it saw you talking with a guy friend in a mall. This same society, even if it supports you, will forget you and your cause after some months or years.

SO, who is left with you? YOU! You woman! Just YOU!

And, guess what? YOU are more than enough for yourself. Seriously! Because there are many things you can do to help yourself and many women of this country. 

There are actions that are to be taken. And, they must be taken. These actions should be taken not just by YOU, but by EVERY WOMAN of this country.

Firstly, Refuse to give any privilege to any guy friends of getting close to you anywhere. Refuse to talk on phone, in college, on street, or at home. Even if the he is a good decent man, just stop talking till there is a real change in the amount of crimes committed against women. Boycott all guys! (If in office, your boss is a man, then make it as limited as possible, to treat that boss and male colleague as just another human working in your office. Don't give them the privilege of getting close to you or becoming your best friend. Let all men work hard to earn the respect of women again. If they are really good and decent (as you think). Let the good and decent men join hands to thrash the indecent men and make them right. When they do that, then, the "good and decent" men are worth talking to.

Secondly, Refuse to get married. Just say NO to marriage. (Why?) So many criminals are married too. They even have children! (Lol) So, How would you know whether a man is really the good man you see from outside? let every young man in this country stay unmarried because of the decision of every woman of this country. Show them that they are not fit to be married. (Woman! You don't have to marry in a place where so many crimes are committed. Just think! When your parents see a boy for you, they find out every detail about that boy. They assure you that the boy does not drink, does not smoke, earns well, has a home, etc etc. They will never get a guy for you where criminals live. SO, WHY MARRY A BOY FROM A COUNTRY WHERE SO MANY MEN ARE CRIMINALS WHO ARE COMMITTING CRIMES AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN? Don't they call India as their "home" country?)

Thirdly, Get in touch with all your girl friends. And support them in their problems. I know you all are doing this. But when you follow the first two suggestions I gave you, this action becomes more mandatory. Financially, mentally and emotionally every woman who needs support, get together and help each other out. We have the capacity to work, the right education, and the will power to live life boldly. Do not get discouraged by the society's piercing sentences like "these women will go no where", some even go to the extent of saying "They are not women"! Well, This is the problem! We have been brainwashed by the society in such a way that criminals have a cake walk after committing a crime on us. Let the society get some humanity in its mind, then we can retain ours. Let men learn to grow up enough to respect humans (leave alone women), Then we can respect society's norms. Let them think "they are not women"; who cares! Because men are not being men, society is not being society! 

Fourthly, Beware of those women who encourage the downfall of women rights. The term "Women Rights" has always been under the scanner. Some people think it is unnecessary while many feel it is over-expectation on the part of women. Remember that there are such women who do not understand the problems of women and are themselves problem creators for other women.  A mother-in-law who does not support the success of her daughter-in-law or tortures her daughter-in-law for money or possessiveness towards her son, A mother who does not encourage her daughter to divorce her husband who violently beats her at home, and, all those women who are silently sitting in a bus when another helpless woman is being groped by a man. In fact there are many such women who believe that "a woman who patiently undergoes all the torture her husband gives her, or who is silent and forgiving is a 'good girl' ". Woman! Beware of such ladies. They are brainwashing every woman to be submissive and tolerate crimes.

I am not a feminist. But, what I have written here might sound like I am one. However, think deeply about the forces that pushed me to go to this extent of suggesting. As the protesters have rightly said: "Enough is enough!"