A woman’s heart
One of the greatest gifts I received from a friend about 10 years ago was the development of an interest in world affairs and politics. My interest was fueled by Rush Limbaugh, the local radio station AM 940 and a subscription to Time Magazine, which I have devoured over the years. I guess I am what you would call an armchair politician- commentator wannabe. I don’t claim to always endorse the Republicans, nor do I think the Democrats have all the answers; and while I never thought Ross Perot had a snowball’s chance of winning the highest office in the land several years ago, I applaud his efforts and still think it took a lot of…well…lets just say gusto - to run the race.
Recent events around the world reminded me how fortunate we are as American women to be able to move about freely, voting, living, loving and basically being whoever we want to be. Sometimes we re-invent ourselves as the occasion calls for, however one thing remains the same: we are women with a woman’s heart. I like to think that the old country song says it best when it describes a woman as “the hand that rocks the cradle, rules the world.” If you think about it, women have delivered by virtue of their biological functions some of the greatest gifts to mankind, as well as some of the worst monsters. I myself am not a mother, unless you count the 100+ students in the Vet Department that I lay claim to between the months of August and May. But I have often wondered about the mothers down through history that bore the famous and the infamous and the tears that they surely shed over their offsprings’ triumphs and downfalls.
Women unquestionably have bore the brunt of heartache, impassioned disappointments and the fostering of hope against all odds throughout the ages. While men wage war and move mountains, women are patiently waiting back home: steady, sure and reliable. I have thought a lot recently about some women that I don’t even know. I will probably never know them. They are the ones fostering the “Lipstick Rebellion” in Iran, a country that I know little about but have been following for the past few months from my armchair. As someone who has lived in Middle Georgia most of my life, I cannot say that I fully understand or can appreciate what the women of Iran are going through, however I empathize with their struggles, their fears, and the assaults on their person. Notice that I said I “empathize” not “sympathize.” I cannot respectfully “sympathize” with the struggles of these ladies as I have never had to wear cloistering garments to go outside, never had to worry about being beaten for a show of perceived civil disobedience on the streets, or lived in fear of much of anything. I do however empathize with the passion and energy that women across Iran are showing, an impassioned display carried forth as only women can.
I recently read an article on MSN News accompanied by a picture of a young woman in a green head scarf, arms raised surrounded by other women as they protested with one united voice against what they felt was wrong. I empathize with these women in their struggles, for who among us gals has not had to struggle to achieve or capture something to call our own whether it is a job, a man’s heart, an education or a million other “wants.”
These ladies are no different than my Middle Georgia sisters; they are struggling to arrive at a place in their lives where they can be happy in their own way on their own terms. I don’t pretend to completely understand where that place is, no more than they can understand the hopes that I have for my life and where my “perfect place” is. But I do applaud them and respect the efforts that they put forth.
Today I shed a woman’s tear for the death of a fellow woman who lost her life. Neda Soltan, a 27 year old student of philosophy, was recently shot and killed on the streets of Iran and is quickly becoming an iconoclastic figure of hope and change for millions. Heralded as the Angel of Iran, she is quickly on her way to being regarded as the first martyr of Iran’s Lipstick Rebellion, paying the ultimate price for her beliefs. And yes, I think about her mother, shedding a mother’s tears…. Wherever you are, whomever you are, if you are woman, feel her pain.
–Dr. Oreta Samples is the lead veterinary technician in Fort Valley State University’s Veterinary Science department.
Posted: June 30th, 2009 under Uncategorized.
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