Educate her, no matter what!

Don't cut her wings. Let her fly. She deserves the whole world.

Hello! A really sorrowful incident took place which made me realize how sinful an act it is to not educate your daughter and get her married shrugging off your shoulder from her responsibility.

So just a few days ago my dad's friend's daughter's husband passed away due to a gall bladder stone. Now, it might strike you how this is related to education of girl child. Here it is...

She was only dependent upon her husband for her four meals a day coz she doesn't earn. Her qualifications include nothing but a certificate of passing standard 10 from a government based school. Well, to summarize the reasons I would say lack of awareness of her parents, poverty, and the stereotypical society of India which believes- "duh! educate you son, what's your daughter even going to reap?"

So now she is alone with her 20 days old son, weak and shattered with nothing in her hand but grief. It sucks! She is just 30 and has her whole life ahead of her with no plan, no where to go to...

The question arises- "How is gonna feed herself and her son? Where is she gonna stay and live?"

Well, can't say. Because with a certificate of just standard 10 in her hand she is not going to be able to find a job in this over crowded country. How will she provide a living for herself and son?

Where will she stay? You might say her in-laws will keep her. But, oh please! lets face the reality- it will only be a god's family as kind to keep a widow who earns nothing for the family but just consumes. She was there only when her husband was alive because her husband earned. But, now we don't know for certain how her in-laws are going to react. Its a selfish world out there.

So now you will say her her own family might help her, right? Hahaha don't you know the Indian Society, dear? A married daughter at her parents place is more heinous a crime than a rape! So lets face it! She literally has NOTHING planned for her or her son.

If only she was at least graduated, if only she was not confined to the four walls, if only she was allowed to face the world, if only she was allowed to be independent, if only she was well educated and qualified she would never have to face uncertainty at this rough turn of life, she would know how she would feed her and her son, She would have a job to manage her life.

So I would just say please educate the girls. Please don't cut her wings. Getting her married will never be a wise solution. Your last responsibility isn't to get her married but to educate her. Please prepare her for the toughest challenges of life. Please let her become independent. She can stand on her own feet as steady as your son. She deserves the world.

Lets learn from the little lessons of life and never make those mistakes again and regret.

That's all, everyone.

Thank you for reading :)

- Sia