If I can connect to anything at this moment, it has to be this statement, printed on a tag of the eco-friendly t-shirt I bought. It just seems so appropriate at the moment, both from a general and personal perspective.
On a general note, the unfortunate Delhi incident has been much food for thought/talks and protests/irrational and insensitive comments, but the point is - Will anything ever change? Will the Indian man ever be able to see a woman in the highest regard? Will the Indian woman ever be more than an object to a man? Don't know. The future will be whatever we make it.
On a personal note, placement seasons are on, and that in itself is a headache of sorts. I don't need to or have to do a job, my parents have given me that liberty, but the exhilaration of achieving something on your own, of knowing that you are selected not because you are someone's daughter/niece/grandchild , but because they saw something in you, which no one else has. That is the adrenaline rush I want to experience. I am clueless about my future, no concrete goals or plans, just going with the flow. Don't even know where and how I will be a year from now. But one thing is for sure - It will be whatever I make it.
And till that happens, let’s hope, pray and do our bit to make this a better place to live in, if not for others for ourselves at least.
Here's to peace, to the Delhi braveheart's soul, for our country and in our lives. Let 2013 be as serene as these flowers.
Love,
Naina
On a general note, the unfortunate Delhi incident has been much food for thought/talks and protests/irrational and insensitive comments, but the point is - Will anything ever change? Will the Indian man ever be able to see a woman in the highest regard? Will the Indian woman ever be more than an object to a man? Don't know. The future will be whatever we make it.
On a personal note, placement seasons are on, and that in itself is a headache of sorts. I don't need to or have to do a job, my parents have given me that liberty, but the exhilaration of achieving something on your own, of knowing that you are selected not because you are someone's daughter/niece/grandchild , but because they saw something in you, which no one else has. That is the adrenaline rush I want to experience. I am clueless about my future, no concrete goals or plans, just going with the flow. Don't even know where and how I will be a year from now. But one thing is for sure - It will be whatever I make it.
And till that happens, let’s hope, pray and do our bit to make this a better place to live in, if not for others for ourselves at least.
Here's to peace, to the Delhi braveheart's soul, for our country and in our lives. Let 2013 be as serene as these flowers.
Love,
Naina
