Title: This One's For The Girls
Artiste: Martina McBride
This is for all you girls about 13
High school can be so rough, can be so mean
Hold on to, on to your innocence
Stand your ground when everybody's givin' in
This one's for the girls
This is for all you girls about 25
In little apartments, just tryin' to get by
Livin' on, on dreams and spaghettios
Wonderin' where your life is gonna go
Chorus:
This one's for the girls
Who've ever had a broken heart
Who've wished upon a shooting star
You're beautiful the way you are
This one's for the girls
Who love without holdin' back
Who dream with everything they have
All around the world
This One's for the girls
This one's for all you girls about 42
Tossin' pennies into the fountain of youth
Every laugh, laugh line on your face
Made you who you are today
Yeah, we're all the same inside (same inside)
From 1 to 99
Over the centuries, we have seen girls constantly being treated as the weaker gender, as the inferior in society. In Indian society, girls are not worth having, because when they get married, the family will have to pay loads of money in dowry to the bridegroom, so is the case in Western society. In Chinese society, dowry is paid by the guy's family, but guess what? Girls are still not worth having. How IRONICAL!! Why? Because they can't carry on the family name. It is as though you raise a girl to be given away when they get married. Either way, having a girl is not worth it, financially and emotionally and whatever-ly.
As I was reading the papers the other day, China is currently facing a shortage of girls, especially in rural areas, because of the one-child policy and the *ahem!* less-than-intelligent mindset that girls are inferior. So parents, think twice! Where would all of us be if not for the women in our midst? Statistics have shown that there are more female uni graduates than male. High positions in the corporate world are gradually taken over by women. (How about that, guys?)
Although the view of society regarding gender equality has gradually been reshaped (or should I say "been corrected") over the years, and girls are given more importance, it is most important that we girls do not view ourselves as being creatures incapable of standing on our own two feet and pursuing our own goals in life. I never believe that women cannot survive without men, and that the only purpose in life for a woman is to be "happily married". On the other hand, I do not think that men and women can be equal in every way, for I believe that since God has created us to be different, He has designated roles for us to play, whether in society or in a family.
For instance, I still believe that a man, as the husband, should always be the head of a family, just as Christ is the head of a church. It is next to impossible, if not actually impossible, for two persons to share equal power within a setting. If a disagreement arises, whose opinion is to be taken? However, that does not mean that the wives are to treated like dirt under your feet. As the role of a wife is to support and to obey her husband, God has also given the husband a responsibility to love and to protect his wife. (Ephesians 5: 22-33)
This principal of gender equality has recently been brought to the extreme when feminists argue that "History" should be changed to "Herstory" because the use of the word "his" contributes to gender bias, and that the pronoun "she" should also be used for God. I don't think such views are very practical or useful. It sounds to me as though these people are just trying to kick up a fuss for no particular reason.
Instead, guys and gals should learn to respect each other; respect each other's differences, respect each other's abilities, and respect each other's God-given roles and destiny. As for you girls, I do not believe that our lives revolve around men, that we need them in life and we must get married. To a certain extent, maybe. I believe that pleasing God should occupy the center stage of our lives. We should always seek to carry out His will and His plan for our lives, may it be to raise up a godly family, or to pursue a career that becomes a platform for us to serve Him.
1 comment:
Yea, in some ways, i do agree with you, that girls should not rely totally on guys and have the concept of getting married. There are many corporate women currently who can survive without getting married. As u say, the statistics show that there are more female graduates than male. That really proves a point (though i dun like to admit it).
Yea, in some cultures, girls are also raised to be given away when married. This is totally a wrong concept to think that girls are the weaker gender.
I just feel that guys and girls should treat each other with respect. But, ultimately, the main person we have to please is God himself, as we have to carry out his will, such as husband and wive raising a Godly family.
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