Who is that "She"?

Well, 2020 has started with a bang and by the time I write this, we have already gone past a quarter of it. Like how a T20 match brings in a surprise and tension element with every passing ball, every passing day keeps surprising us with something or the other.

Breaking news has become our daily alarm tone. Quarantine days has become our most used hashtag. And waking up minutes before to only sit in front of the laptop with coffee cup has become our daily dosage. 

But, hold on. Can we just rewind us to the old normal days and think about our mindset for a moment…? 

We are generally occupied with the thought process that only we are working hard day and night, chasing the strict deadlines posed to us and the “She” staying at home is casually enjoying the day, isn’t it? Well, we can’t deny this completely.

“She” wakes up early every day to only ensure that we are not getting late to our office;

“She” gives us a call to check whether we ate or not/when are we going to start home and we just cut the call saying “In a meeting; will call back”, but never called back;

We wait for the week ends to go out for movies, shopping, beach etc., but “She” is always given the mundane work of weekly wash of clothes;

We enjoy our team outings, success parties and recognition's thrown out at us for successfully completing the projects but always end up blaming the “She” for a pinch of salt/sugar missed out;

We keep a log of the extra hours we have worked during our performance reviews but there is no such concept of working hours “She” can afford to say;

We get paid for what we work and yearly bonuses for our better performances but “She” is always treated as a zero salaried employee.

We can’t deny that we haven’t done all these… Right?  But, as there is a saying, “Time teaches everything” we tend to understand now how difficult and dreadful it will be for the women to stay home all through the day catering to our daily needs.

We understand now how stressful it is to keep doing the monotonous work on a daily note.

We understand now that being outside is not a tough job, but being at home is.

We understand now how cruel isolation is and how it would feel to not get recognized. 

Probably, as they say, “Every cloud has its own silver lining, one good thing this COVID has brought out is the realization of what big blunders we all have been carrying inside our mind till now. And now it’s time for us to pay back. Your “She” can be anyone. Your mother; Your wife; Your sister; or Your grandmother. Anyone who has been sacrificing her daily wishes and desires just to ensure that your work schedule is not getting disturbed and you are well taken care of. And what are you gonna do for that "She"?

Take a minute and think!!