o why call her bad? From her, kings are born

Bhand jamiye, bhand nimiye, bhand mangan viah. Bhando hove dosti bhando challe rah. Bhando muaa bhand bhaliye bhand hove bandhan. So kio manda akhiya jit jame rajan. Bhando hi bhand oopje bhande baaj na koe. Nanak bhande bahara eko sacha soe ||
From woman, man is born; within woman, man is conceived; to woman he is engaged and married. Woman becomes his friend; through woman, the future generations come. When his woman dies, he seeks another woman; to woman he is bound. So why call her bad? From her, kings are born. From woman, woman is born; without woman, there would be no one at all. O Nanak, only the True Lord is without a woman ||

Gurbani writes so beautifully about the place and position a woman deserves. Imagine, this shabad is written by our first guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji, in the times when a woman had no value – in those times when the practise of sati was apparent – the practise of burning a widow alive with her husbands cremation. Our first gurus raised the status
and position of women, but to we practise it? What is the status of a woman in the world today? Have we reached the level of equality with men?
A woman is a multitasker. Imagine a married working-woman. She starts her morning preparing breakfast for her family, getting her kids ready, taking care of her husband and in-laws, then she gets ready for work. After a tiring day on work, she comes home, prepares dinner and takes care of the househould. I am not saying that the other family members are not helping her. But doesn’t this multitasker, this lady doing selfless service need respect? Doesn’t she deserve equality?
peace# humanity # selfless service # religion # faith # Red Cross # Sikhism # Spirituality # womanempowerment # woman leaders # womanWarrior # equality # genderEquality