Being a woman is beautiful, endearing even
almost exquisite. It symbolizes grace, style, love, vanity, tolerance,
innocence, subtlety, weakness and strength all at the same time. Are we better
than men? Yes, no, may be, depends. But we are different, for sure. Centuries
of history have shaped these differences. The times were almost always never by
our side, we were debased, molested, ridiculed, used, objectified and also yet
pampered, protected and celebrated by the men. They even fought battles over
us. Well, they owned us, loved us and disposed us off at their whims! The times
are better now, countless noble men and women having fought for us.
These are some interesting times now to be
a woman. Our hopes are soaring, our dreams are turning real, and our freedom is
growing. It is still a man’s world though I guess, but we now have many paths
at our disposal to make our way through it. Being a woman today is being a part
of a legacy, like we were bestowed with a prestigious inheritance and it is
upon us now to carry on the journey. This journey demands inspired heroines and
in this blog, I am going to tell you of my favorite heroines who most inspire
an inspiration to me!
(Not particularly arranged by rank)
#1 Queen Elizabeth I: The regal Queen, the
woman who inspired a nation, famed for as much her beauty as her intelligence,
a political genius, oh what goodness did she have not? Everyone believed it was
impossible for a woman to rule England without taking a husband or without
producing male heirs, but she proved them all wrong! Daughter of another feminist
heroine Anne Boleyn and King Henry 8, she was indeed a child of her parents, as
much a beautiful Queen as Anne and as much a glorious King as Henry! She is an
epitome of female success and shall always remain an endearing beacon of hope
to all the womenfolk.
#2 Serena Williams: Another Queen of
another province! Her confidence, stamina, grit is unnerving. True, the current
women’s tennis is not as interesting as the men’s and most female players have
a far more erratic performance than their male counterparts, but so what?
Serena is wonderful and that's that!
#3 Sidney Sheldon heroines: God they are so
strong! They are smart and bold, passionate and glamorous. They fight their fates,
they survive their fates, they even turn their fates and they outlive their
enemies. They achieve fame and they take losses in their stride, oh well they
are all just so super cool!
# 4 Hermione Granger: Of course her! Why,
she inspired me all my growing up years after all. Secretly I always imagined
myself as Hermoine (haven’t met a girl who didn’t!). She is the perfect student,
perfect best friend, perfect girlfriend and also manages to marry her man and
have kids with him. She is brave, just, humble and is basically almost always
right! She is the alpha woman who has it all! If only the muggle world could
make more Hermoines!
These are all just some sample examples and all celebrities- there are countless women who inspire me everyday, who are around me and are part of my life. My friends and peers, I have been lucky to meet some extra ordinary ladies! There's hope for the future, aint' there, Mr Reader? :)
