Sunday, June 27, 2004
Being A Woman

It's not easy to be a woman, what more being a super woman or wonder woman. Yesterday while having tea with a friend of mine, we had an interesting conversation about another mutual friend of ours. Let's call this mutual friend A. A has always been strong and loud. From the outside, she looks like an iron woman, not exactly womanly. Never did I believe that A would go to such extend of salvaging her love life. No, I am in no position to comment on her actions. People do wonders (read: crazy things) in the name of love. But what interests me more is the price or joy of being a woman.

A very close friend of mine, san commented twice, 'I know yours was a real sad case but you took it very well and strong.'

I wanted to ask her back in return, 'What's so f*#$ing sad about it?' but never did.

I am one woman who DOES NOT believe in the work of salvaging a wrecked relationship or the opposite sex. What's the big deal afterall. My ex did comment, 'You have so much dignity that it almost borders arrogance.' Not a bad thing afterall.

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Later in the evening, A asked me, 'hey you still with your bf ah?'

'No, we moved on our separate ways after the double maths paper but recently I got hooked on a player who never did have feelings for me. But no big deal.'

A replied, 'You look strong..'

'No, whoever who said that time will heal is bullshit. Time will not heal. The scars will always be there. But God's love and grace is amazing.'

A looked at me, 'Why didn't you go to church?'

'Faith comes from the heart..'

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Good. This reflects back on my walk with God. No, I am not ready to talk about my faith but I told God many times in prayer, 'God, if it's Your will for me to go back to church, find me a church and open a way for me.'

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Back to the issue of being a woman, I decide to refer back to the Holy Book for answers.

Genesis 2
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The LORD God said: "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him."
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So the LORD God formed out of the ground various wild animals and various birds of the air, and he brought them to the man to see what he would call them; whatever the man called each of them would be its name.
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The man gave names to all the cattle, all the birds of the air, and all the wild animals; but none proved to be the suitable partner for the man.
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So the LORD God cast a deep sleep on the man, and while he was asleep, he took out one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.
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The LORD God then built up into a woman the rib that he had taken from the man. When he brought her to the man,
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the man said: "This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; This one shall be called 'woman,' for out of 'her man' this one has been taken."
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That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body.
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The man and his wife were both naked, yet they felt no shame.

So based on the scripture above, the main reason behind creation of woman is to be a partner to man? Does this include serving the man and cleaning after him all the time?

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