Defining Woman is not so difficult that a public official cannot describe or identify fifty percent of the population.
The same arms that tenderly cradle her newborn, lovingly wrap around the curly head of her dying warrior, comforting him, before she anoints his mortally-injured body––her newborn’s “fountain of life”––for the tomb.
The same hands that ladle out porridge to her wee ones, to the extended family, the farm hands, and guests, are the same calloused hands that feed the chickens, milk the cow, collect the eggs, haul water, clean the toilet, and help guide the plow.
The same foot that treads the field rescuing a lost lamb, is the same foot that walks a street to buy food and goods for the family needs. That same foot she firmly “puts down” over children’s misguided behavior, is the same foot that straps on a jeweled “high heel” to dance with her beloved.
The same little girl whose entire body changes by maturity, is the same woman who toils and strives for herself and others until the apocalypse of old age when what she has to offer is wisdom of experience. She is the sum of her parts. The price she pays for self-sacrifice or personal discomfort is rewarded by the wealth she reaps in happiness and satisfaction of a life well lived.
Just as man’s body is endowed with muscular structure for strength necessary for mankind’s survival, a woman’s body is driven by hormones as a complement to her beloved. Their strength is in her organs that produce ova and tissue that, joined with his life spark, engenders new life, new families, new nations. And, besides her biology, her outstanding abilities, values, and compassion distinguish her, whether she lives in a cosmopolitan city, a mid-sized town, or an impoverished village. Women are not satisfied just to endure, but to improve, to excel.
Production of a living being is just the beginning of woman’s abilities. She has always been protector of family and guardian of the “home fires”––initially literally–– teacher, and corrector of the young. She is a leader, a good example for community or beyond. She is an organizer. The same skills needed for home management and business management along with national decision-making, start with dedication to positive goals and pride in achievement to do well for others––the Common Good.
As with doves, roses, and all living things, both masculine and feminine are elemental, universal. They are complementary and rely on each other to climb the ladder of civilization and contribute to its advancement. The combination is both productive and necessary for eternity to have hope.
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Dr. P. D. Sargent,
Ancient Scribe sharing new ideas twice a month