International Women's Day-Some Wild Thoughts

Yesterday was women's day. In my office we celebrated it on friday itself since the actual day fell on Sunday. I think they had arranged for some interesting programmes like who dressed well n some games too. Anyways I din't go that way. Don't think that I am not proud to be a woman.Of course I am but least interested to take part in such celebrations. Yesterday morning I wished all my hostel mates and they too wished me back and we din't have any celebrations. Accidentally I happened to read the book "A Thousand Splendid Suns" yesterday. It was about the endurance of a woman has to suffer in her whole life time just because she is not a man and she is entitled to suffer all those sufferings till her last breath on this earth. Anyways I was not about to talk all these things since all these were always discussed and being discussed, will be discussed in the future also without bringing much change into a woman's life. What I thought was that why we are having a Women's Day whereas we are not having a Men's Day. I shared my thought with my roommate. She retorted that its because all other days are theirs and both of us laughed out this. Even I too thought the same. We are celebrating this day for women are considered to be weak and just to motivate them or inspire them or show support for them. I felt its a silly reason. Then I thought of Gandhi Jayanti and so many other days which we celebrate every year. All those days we celebrate because of their importance or the changes or sacrifices made by them to the world. So atlast I reached at a conclusion that we are celebrating this particular day as Women's Day for the same reason and I felt happy and proud. I know whatever I said did not make nay sense to you may be for me also,who knows.....