Limited only by perception, says Shefali Shah

A woman can be so many things. She is the best of all worlds and an integral part of everyone’s life. In spite of her infinite abilities, we find her being just a humble home-maker, a devastated victim of rape, a fine mother of a half-dozen children and the stereotypical good cook. A woman’s role is often dictated by the people around her. Whatever comes from within her is curbed and molded into what the world wants to see. If the man in her life perceives her as a sex object, she is made to be just that alone.

I may be an actress on screen, but I’m also a homemaker and very proud of it. Given a chance, any woman can prove that she can successfully balance family, work and a million other things. The pressure of living up to their stereotypes and playing what is expected of others is irrational because women can be light years away from people’s idea of her.

Women are always taken advantage of and crimes are committed against them constantly. Whoever harms her obviously think they can get away with it. It really infuriates me to think of how much we are taken for granted. Women are wonderful human beings who take pleasure in providing the people around them with what they want. It is beyond me to understand why they are treated badly when there is clearly no reason. Technically, the world shouldn’t constantly feel the need to assert its power over her.

A woman must be allowed to grow to her fullest. The beauty of it will certainly be unmatched. It is only in her that one can see contradicting talents thrive. She is capable of exhibiting awesome fury, but you also know she is an ocean of patience. She can have a proper conversation with you and pay rapt attention to everything your saying, simultaneously typing out a well-worded text message. She is the very root but she can also be the wings.