A CONSCIOUS DECISION

Two women wanted to do something big in their lives. To fulfil this desire, they underwent an ardous mountaineering training and successfully scaled the highest mountain peak. Further they are continuing to pursue their goal of scaling more peaks.

 

While It is good to try to do something big in one’s life one should also be clear about the criterion of what is considered as ‘Big’. One approach to do something big is, to prove oneself as a giver member of the community; give to man that which is beneficial to him in the substantial sense. The other approach is to do something that would result in personal glory; it may seem big to some people but in reality, it might not be beneficial for man.

 

It is good to have big dreams but big dreams must be creative and beneficial for humanity. There are several examples of women in history who performed feats that were beneficial for mankind. For instance, Madame Marie Curie did such pioneering work as led to the discovery of radioactivity and has proved to be beneficial for mankind till date. Similarly, Hellen Keller set an example that despite being blind and sight impaired, a person can receive high education and prove to be a good speaker and author.

 

Likewise there are other creative fields for women where they can leave their mark. For example, establishing an educational institution of high standard, to provide quality education or running a high standard health clinic to provide quality health services etc. There are other fields of this nature where women can accomplish work of similar kind.

 

It is good to have big dreams but big dreams must be creative and beneficial for humanity. They should not merely be a source of sensational news and personal glory that is of no benefit to mankind.