The BBC English Dictionary defines a woman as ‘an adult female human being’. On the other hand, a society is an organization of people who have the same or similar interest/aim. The overall people in a particular area or locality can also be referred to as a society. Thus, a society is simply a union of people in a given area.
Undoubtedly, no society in
existence can be said to be complete if a woman is yet to be found in it,
regardless of its nature or size. We can testify to this fact by considering
how a woman came into the world. Of course it is no longer news that having
created man, God the creator thought it wise to form a woman from the rib of a
man; this was so because God realized of what benefit a woman would be to a man
in any society/arena he finds himself.
A family for instance – a nuclear family precisely, which remains the
smallest society on earth, can never strive successfully or attain to its
anticipated height if a woman is missing. Realistically, a family cannot be
formed in the first place if a woman is nowhere to be found.
And along the line having created or formed a family with the help of a
woman, if she eventually dies, the affected family will live to suffer the
vacuum her eternal demise has created. This implies that, psychologically, no
widower can boast of being a happy man, especially a situation where the late
wife left some kids behind.
Sometimes even when the widower has gotten married to another woman,
provided the late wife left some indelible footprints behind such as the kids
or that she was made up of some irreplaceable features, he shall remain in an
unending emotional trauma until he is being compensated with one thing or the
other by the Almighty.
Ab initio, the womenfolk has been considered to constitute the integral
part of the wider society. It is obvious that a social gathering or union
cannot achieve an effective and efficient goal if the women are not carried
along.
It might sound a bit
controversial but the truth remains that nature had ordained woman to be the
most attractive being in any society she happens to be a member or a part of;
this is the reason whenever a social group of people intends to pay a courtesy
visit to a certain office holder, if they fail to include at least a woman
among the delegate, the said outing might end up being fruitless. Why? Simply
because the presence of a woman has a natural tendency of arresting the heart
of any man irrespective of what the man in question is made up of.
The political terrain is not left out. Surely, any man occupying a
political position can boldly testify to the fact that his beloved wife is the
reason he is striving assiduously and successfully. Suffice it to say that, a
woman is indeed in charge of any leadership position even when her impact seems
invisible.
The advisory
role, both morally and otherwise, a woman plays in the life of a political
office holder who happens to be her spouse supersedes whatever advice or
counsel he receives from his employees/appointees, or friends and well-wishers,
as the case may be.
Considering the church, which is
an institution as well as one of the oldest societies across the globe, there
is no need reiterating the fact that its sustainability from the onset has been
possible owing to the effort of the womenfolk. A woman has been proven to be
more religious than a man; this is why she remains the engine room towards the
uplift of our children’s spiritual lives. And we are all aware that someone or
a family whose spiritual life is porous is apparently living like a tree without
a single root.
Due to the fact that a woman is
closer to the church than a man, the easiest way to conscientize a married man
toward the uplift of a church is by winning the heart of his wife, since it is
obvious that a woman has the key to a man’s heart.
Frankly, the role of a woman both in her
immediate and wider society cannot be overemphasized. From the aforementioned
facts, it can be pinpointed that without a woman, the children cannot be
properly raised, be it morally, academically, religiously and what have you.
Similarly, without a woman, a man’s social, political and emotional life shall
remain incapacitated and in shambles.
But it is noteworthy that, it is
only a virtuous woman that can impact positively on her family or any society
she belongs. Needless to say; it takes a virtuous woman to bring the desired
change in any society. A virtuous woman, in a nutshell, is that woman who is
morally correct; that woman who possesses an acceptable lifestyle; that woman
whose interior idiosyncrasies are welcoming or near-perfect.
Thus, at this juncture, I
challenge the womenfolk to endeavour to possess welcoming attributes. To say
the least, a woman’s lifestyle can be said to be acceptable if she is homely, humble,
sensitive, sensible, and above all, god-fearing.
And, it is only the church that has all it takes to inculcate such
qualities in a woman; this is why there’s a compelling need for us to support
the church in its relentless stride toward uplifting humanity in its entirety.
In view of the aforementioned facts, we are convinced that the role of
women in any society, regardless of the circumstance, is invariably inevitable.
To this end, we are required at all times to contribute our individual efforts
toward the promotion of the womenfolk in its entirety in our respective
communities or societies as well as preach against any form of violence against
women. Think about it!
COMR FRED DOC NWAOZOR
(The Media Ambassador)Executive Director, Centre for Counselling, Research
& Career Development - Owerri
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