I stepped out of my hostel to go home for the weekend. It was the peak time for traffic in Chennai and every cab in the corner was occupied. And I have to travel for around 2.5 hours to reach my home. Having no other choice, I reluctantly stepped into an MTC bus that was so overcrowded.
While I was standing, I noticed an elderly woman, around her early fifties maybe, getting into the bus and walking towards a seat. She looked at a little boy sitting there (he must be just around thirteen years) and ordered -
Lady-“Hey kiddo, can you please give me your seat. Look at me, I am an old lady, I literally can't stand. Just stand for sometime, you're young enough.”
While I can totally get her situation, I was pretty shocked that she chose a weak target to demand something from. Everyone in the bus was minding their own business.
Him - “I sat just a few minutes ago Aunty, and I have two more hours to travel. I am just going home from school. I will get up after a few stops, if you want to.
She started shouting at him and forcing him to get up and was explaining how young he was and the fact that he can actually afford to stand for a few hours. While no one dared to raise their voice against her just because she was a woman, a lady just stood up from her seat and yelled -
“This is his seat. This poor fellow was standing for more than an hour. We understand your condition. But would you ask a girl to get up from her seat if she was in this place? Why are you troubling a child just because he is a guy? You come, sit in my place. Just stop whining over a kid already.”
That woman felt ashamed and guilty and she calmly apologized her and the kid after she sat down.
What made me feel good was, in a world where some women victimize themselves for every little benefit, there are a few others who raise their voice against biased treatment of men. And I really appreciate the fact that she was the only person in the entire bus to have shared her opinion. It was a kid. What impact are we going to create on him if we start playing the victim card? Shouldn't he be taught about equality - for both men and women? What would happen if a man came to his rescue? He would have been termed as a chauvinistic character and people would have been campaigning for the poor lady. About the thirteen year old, he may be a male, but he is still a human, still a child. Don't take away their rights. Let others breathe too.
Just remember, only women can help the society in eradicating fake feminism. Only when a woman fights for (the already existing) rights of men the same way she fought for hers, equality can be achieved.
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While I was standing, I noticed an elderly woman, around her early fifties maybe, getting into the bus and walking towards a seat. She looked at a little boy sitting there (he must be just around thirteen years) and ordered -
Lady-“Hey kiddo, can you please give me your seat. Look at me, I am an old lady, I literally can't stand. Just stand for sometime, you're young enough.”
While I can totally get her situation, I was pretty shocked that she chose a weak target to demand something from. Everyone in the bus was minding their own business.
Him - “I sat just a few minutes ago Aunty, and I have two more hours to travel. I am just going home from school. I will get up after a few stops, if you want to.
She started shouting at him and forcing him to get up and was explaining how young he was and the fact that he can actually afford to stand for a few hours. While no one dared to raise their voice against her just because she was a woman, a lady just stood up from her seat and yelled -
“This is his seat. This poor fellow was standing for more than an hour. We understand your condition. But would you ask a girl to get up from her seat if she was in this place? Why are you troubling a child just because he is a guy? You come, sit in my place. Just stop whining over a kid already.”
That woman felt ashamed and guilty and she calmly apologized her and the kid after she sat down.
What made me feel good was, in a world where some women victimize themselves for every little benefit, there are a few others who raise their voice against biased treatment of men. And I really appreciate the fact that she was the only person in the entire bus to have shared her opinion. It was a kid. What impact are we going to create on him if we start playing the victim card? Shouldn't he be taught about equality - for both men and women? What would happen if a man came to his rescue? He would have been termed as a chauvinistic character and people would have been campaigning for the poor lady. About the thirteen year old, he may be a male, but he is still a human, still a child. Don't take away their rights. Let others breathe too.
Just remember, only women can help the society in eradicating fake feminism. Only when a woman fights for (the already existing) rights of men the same way she fought for hers, equality can be achieved.
Thanks for reading!Don't forget to check out my quora profile!:https://www.quora.com/profile/Shivani-Iyer-13
Tags:motivational stories,motivational experiences,motivational real life experiences
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