Friday, September 16, 2005

What a Woman should have...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..enough money within her
control to move out and
rent a place of her own
even if she never wants
to or needs to...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..something perfect to wear if
the employer or date of her dreams
wants to see her in an hour...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
. .a youth she's content
to leave behind...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..a past juicy enough that
she's looking forward to
retelling it in her old age....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
. .one friend who always makes
her laugh... and one who lets
her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..a good piece of furniture
not previously owned by anyone
else in her family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..eight matching plates and a recipe
for a meal that will make her
guests feel honoured..

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
..a feeling of control over
her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW
. .how to fall in love without
losing herself...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
..how to quit a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend
without ruining the friendship...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
..when to try harder.... and
when to walk away...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
..that she can't change the
length of her calves, the width
of her hips, or the nature of her
parents...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
..that her childhood may not
have been perfect....but its
over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
..what she would and wouldn't
do for love or more...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
.how to live alone... even if
she doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
..whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't
take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
..where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
or a charming inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
..what she can and can't
accomplish in a day...
a month...and a year...

21 comments:

Marc said...

Hmm..That's a powerful thought...What gives??

reghu nath thooran said...

Good one lakshmi. Is this something you are telling the world or yourself.Thinks and answers.

Me said...

mmmm.....did u write this or Ctrl+C Ctrl+V ?

lakshmi said...

That was a forwarded message,since it was good,posted it.

Ram C said...

This post has proved again that a woman's desires can be listed in a long list (like MMKR kamarajan's maligai list)....

LOL.. nicely written.

Harish said...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
break up with a lover...

Paavam pasanga.....

tulipspeaks said...

beautiful..well written..and on top of all..its all true..

=am000nie=

mitr_bayarea said...

wonderful lakshmi......great thoughts and kudos for all women!!!

lakshmi said...

ram --
Though women's desires brings out a long list, some desires always remain unsaid.

Rags said...

I hope all these wishes come true for you...Good list...

lakshmi said...

rags --
Thanks!welcome to my blog.

Vinesh said...

Lakshmi,

Nice thoughts there!
Thx for sharing it with us!

Ramo said...

I am parallel to Ram...what women wants and should have is really .......lengthy!

Archana Ramesh said...

Woah thats something...well everything! and its perfect!!!! Awesome.....been a really long time that I read such a thing!!

lakshmi said...

vinesh --
It's my pleasure.

ramo --
Might be lengthy,i guess it would be lengthy too if we try to list out the desires of men. :-)

archana --
Welcome here!

Saravana said...

So girlish .. I'm sorry I didn't like the attitude reflected in some of these verses.

Unknown said...

why only woman?..! looks like most will suit men (may be with little customization..)).. admire writing skills.. ciao, yuva

lakshmi said...

saravana kumar--
Of course it would be,because it might be written by some girl.Since i didn't write about it,so don't be sorry.:)

yuva --
Oh! Welcome !

Ravi Dixit said...

i will tell my feelings as they came in my mind while i was reading through the cute and subtle points in the post.

when i started i expected it to be a sort of 'what a girl wants from her partner' so was quite intreseted..
then as i read.. i was mistaken... but it was a good mistake anyway.
then with each one, i felt that it was too good..
while i was reading i even felt an strong urge to meet you and congratulate you for the awesome piece you had written.
by the time i had finished i had only one thought in mind... 'i said to God, 'let her have what she should have' and said 'amen' after it
then while i was reading comments i came to know that it was a forward, i said... OOOOOO
when i had finished with comments too, i was in a fix, what to comment... so i thought i would tell you about all what i felt and that's what i did :)
anyway, that was a great read :)

Ravi Dixit said...

heres a good link for you

http://saugaat.blogspot.com/2006/04/dualityyou-n-me.html#comments

lakshmi said...

Ravi--

Welcome to my blog.
Thanks for your prayers anyway. :)