Yeshwanthi
I was born as the youngest child and only girl, in a family full of
boys, in one of the most sexist countries in the world and as such I learned
very early on that to make a mark, I have to put in ten times the effort than my
brothers did, if I wanted to stand out and be counted in my family.
I have had to face my own set of challenges. Being the youngest child and
only girl in a family full of boys, I've experienced first-hand since childhood,
what it feels like to be treated like a princess-in-the-tower by my family
members. In other words a delicate little china-doll that should be protected
from the Big Bad World, outside the four corners of what I presently call my
'home'. I realised at a very young age, that submitting to such 'treatment' has
more disadvantages than advantages and as such, this kind of treatment is
nothing more than a curse-in-disguise. Such treatment makes you weak and does
not allow you to grow as a person and individual in your own right. The
condescending, patronizing, over-protective, over-bearing, judgmental, dismissive
and faithless attitude that reeked from my family members and the older people
(and not so old people) in my life, which were simply based on my age and most
especially gender, was enough to push me over the edge.
I finally decided, sometime during my early teen years, that I had enough
and hence I wasn't going to wallow in my self-pity for the situation I
encouraged and got myself into. I decided to take full
responsibility for my actions and the consequences (whether negative or
positive). I will boldly and courageously face, fight, and overcome all
obstacles that block my path. I will rebel and break every glass ceiling
that was placed over me to protect my so-called delicate little 'china-doll'
head.
I aspire to be a Human-Rights Lawyer, irrespective of whether my family
supports my choice of ambition or not. I choose Human-Rights Law as my ambition
because I promised myself to fight against cruelty, abuse, injustice,
inequality, bondage, poverty, war and terrorism in the world around me. I vowed
to myself to grow into a fully-functioning, responsible, useful, resourceful and
contributing individual to the society and the world around me.
I do not believe in the institution of marriage or long-term relationships
and I never will because I am personally against the idea of tying myself or
attaching myself to one individual for the rest of my life. I believe in my own
uniqueness and I sure as hell don't need a man in my life to 'complete'
me.
I don't know if there is any such thing as a hell or heaven waiting for me
after my death. I don't know if there is any such thing as re-incarnation and
even if there is, I don't know if I'll be born in the same human-body, form and
identity again. Hence I am going to make the best use of the present life that
has been given to me.
And lastly, I salute Natalie and all the other members who took the time
and effort to put together and create this unique Heartless-Bitches
heaven.
Country: India
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