Just a Thought

Is it really dead? Have women in their zeal and longing for equality with their male counterparts actually killed it? Is chivalry dead?

The struggle for women to have equal rights with men, didn't suddenly begin with the modern-feminist movement of the  50s and 60s. The beginnings of the feminist movement can trace its roots back to the late 1800s and early 1900s as women marched, picketed, and even went to jail in their battle to win the right to vote.

I've always thought it was amazing that women have, for some reason, always been portrayed by men as the weaker sex. Is it not women who carry life within their own bodies for 9 months? Is it not women who, at the end of the 9 months, come as close to death as they will come, in the effort of giving birth to this life? Can men make their own milk? In physical structure, yes, women are weaker than men. But why should this perceived weakness be extended to our minds? Because a man is physically built smaller than other men, does that mean that his mind must also be weak? I think not.

My apologies...I digress.

Yes, women have mental capabilities that are just as advanced as any man's. But I wonder if in our search for political and social equality if we haven't moved to the extreme. If anyone, male or female, would dare to suggest that I can't do something just because I am a woman, something rises up in me that aches to prove them wrong, and if given the chance, I will.

 Many, however,  are also aware of the fact that women hate to be told they can't do something. They know that most women hate to be referred to as the "weaker" sex. They know that there are a lot of women who want to do things on their own, without male assistance.

But let me tell you something, world, even though I am fully capable of doing many things, I still like to be treated like a lady. I like for the door to be held open for me. I like for a guy to pay for my meal on the first few dates. I liked to be helped out of the car.

What happen to the days when men stood as soon as a lady entered the room? What happened to the days when they wouldn't even think of cursing in the hearing of a lady?

Even though I'm not fragile, even though I'm not made of glass, sometimes I still like to be treated like I might break. Yes, I work 40 hours a week. Yes, I pay my own rent and car note. Yes, I buy my own groceries. Yes, I take care of myself. BUT. I still want to be treated with respect and love.

Women are one of the most beautiful creations that God ever made. He made some of us big, some of us litte, and a lot of us in between. He gave us iron wills and the strength to withstand the sad and terrible things that we will go through in life. He gave us strong, analytical minds, with just the right amount of intuition. As daughters of the King of Kings, we should be treated as what we truly are...His daughters....Princesses.

So ladies of the world! Let the men in your life cherish, love, and respect you. Let them be chivalrous. Letting men open doors for us, doesn't make us weak. Take it as a compliment! It means they see you as what are, a Princess, and they are willing to go out of their way to show that they love and respect you!