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!!
