Today is Centenary International Women's Day and it is a day for the global celebration of the social, political and economic achievements of women. It is also a day to celebrate the contributions she has given our individual lives.
She has blissfully touched your life and my life - all our lives as mother, sister, wife, daughter and/or friend. As a mother her blessed affection made you strong to face any challenge in your life; as an elder sister she cared for you as only a mother could have otherwise; as a younger sister she made you understand how great it feels to be trustworthy; as a wife she always existed as a beacon that showed the paths of love, hope and righteousness; as a daughter she made you proud and happy with her sense of familial responsibility; as a friend she always walked with you and encouraged you to take the right steps and stopped you whenever you wrongly decided to tread through erroneous roads.
Despite her greatness, she is constantly under siege all around the world. Women and girls suffer appallingly from violence during times of peace and war alike from individuals as well as the state. Women's empowerment and their liberation from poverty and injustice are prerequisites for peace, stability and sustainable development. Therefore there is a need to strengthen efforts of the global community in the empowerment of women. On this occasion of the International Women's Day we all need to take a pledge that we willl make our modest contributions to this international effort.
The mother is everything - she is our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness. She is the source of love, mercy, sympathy, and forgiveness. He who loses his mother loses a pure soul who blesses and guards him constantly - Kahlil Gibran in Broken Wings.
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She has blissfully touched your life and my life - all our lives as mother, sister, wife, daughter and/or friend. As a mother her blessed affection made you strong to face any challenge in your life; as an elder sister she cared for you as only a mother could have otherwise; as a younger sister she made you understand how great it feels to be trustworthy; as a wife she always existed as a beacon that showed the paths of love, hope and righteousness; as a daughter she made you proud and happy with her sense of familial responsibility; as a friend she always walked with you and encouraged you to take the right steps and stopped you whenever you wrongly decided to tread through erroneous roads.
Despite her greatness, she is constantly under siege all around the world. Women and girls suffer appallingly from violence during times of peace and war alike from individuals as well as the state. Women's empowerment and their liberation from poverty and injustice are prerequisites for peace, stability and sustainable development. Therefore there is a need to strengthen efforts of the global community in the empowerment of women. On this occasion of the International Women's Day we all need to take a pledge that we willl make our modest contributions to this international effort.
The mother is everything - she is our consolation in sorrow, our hope in misery, and our strength in weakness. She is the source of love, mercy, sympathy, and forgiveness. He who loses his mother loses a pure soul who blesses and guards him constantly - Kahlil Gibran in Broken Wings.
Image Courtesy: Official Website of United Nations
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